I haven't seen any good romance films recently, and I feel that human beings no longer believe in love. Boredom saw a new version of Dangerous Relationships at IFC theaters - live footage of the National Theatre theatrical version (have seen at least five or six film and television versions before).
No wonder this story has been remade over and over again. Porn and seduction, wagering and revenge, posturing and secret bargaining. There is actually a pure love story hidden in the seemingly heavy-handed plot. It's more fun and advanced than ordinary romance movies.
The story takes place in the French aristocracy in the 18th century. The Viscount Valmont and the widow, the Marquise de Medeuil, are noble, elegant, kind and upright gentlemen and ladies on the surface, but behind their backs, they are looking for flowers and willows all day long, and they are in love with a few boats. Play.
Unlike Huaxin, they play a game of controlling others in the name of emotion. This game believes that true love is stupid and cannot produce true love. Because if you really fall in love with the pursuit of goals, the rules of the game will all collapse.
As for why they want to play this game, apart from having money and leisure, Valmont is to prove that he is a ditch girl, in other words, for his "reputation" in the ditch girl world; Medei is a bit feminist, thinking that Women should have the same freedom as men to find flowers and ask willows.
Valmont is dealing with four women at the same time: one is a married young woman, Madame Duville (belongs to challenging new heights), his strategy is soft and hard bubbles, sweet words and bitter meat; the other is a girl with no sexual experience Cecilia (for the sake of humiliating her future husband), the strategy is to deceive; one is his long-coveted widow Medei. This one is of the same kind as him, no tricks can be used, only his own performance can overwhelm her, and they made a bet that if he succeeds in getting Madame Deuville, he will get Medey; he also sees old friends from time to time: a distant Famous high-class prostitute, this is the real wish.
Of course, he completed the task wonderfully, and even made the girl pregnant. I just felt that it was too pleasant to get along with Mrs. Deuville, and it was a bit difficult to break up and split up, but I still went to Medei to receive the reward of the bet as promised. She was furious when she heard his description of the mission, and she took revenge on him. Vermont had no idea what emotion this woman was making. Women are always more sensitive than men. Once a woman decides to be the master of her relationship, she will be more ruthless than a man.
I don't know if it's retribution or redemption. Valmont has been a romantic life and hurt countless people, but he lost his life because of love, and he experienced the taste of true love for the first time before his death.
The costumes and props in the theater version are as few as possible. There are only a few chairs, a bed, and a few necessary props. Each character is basically a set of costumes from beginning to end, so people will pay more attention to the performance and the psychology of the characters. Transformation, and refined and beautiful lines. The theatrical version also added some funny elements, and the audience burst into laughter from time to time. I noticed that the audience was sitting around the stage on three sides. The first few rows are still sitting on the stage, and as soon as you stretch out your hand, you can touch the actors so close, it must be very exciting to watch this drama on the spot.
From a modern point of view, as a real rich and handsome, Valmont doesn't need to spend so much trouble seducing girls. Instead, he should focus on identifying who is seducing him for other purposes. Moreover, the relationship between a man and a woman, whether it is sincere or acting on the spot, is a dangerous relationship.
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