Film · 1988 · Directed by Stephen Frears · Starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer
Two aristocrats play games of seduction and revenge in eighteenth-century France.
It is based on the stage play, which draws on the novel's letters, and it keeps the main intrigue.
The book's letters are the heart of the story.
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
A delicious, clever story told in letters, full of intrigue and style.
Who will like it: Readers who like witty, scheming letters and high-society games.