Pasatiempo

After them, le déluge

In the war waged in Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the battlefield is the bedroom, and the choice of weapons is sex. The lead players, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, use seduction to destroy the reputation, the character, and the emotional well-being of a number of other dramatis personae, including the innocent 15-year-old Cécile Volanges and her suitor, the Chevalier Danceny. These liaisons go beyond being just risky, naughty, and erotic; they ultimately bring about the downfall of just about everyone involved.  »Story

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