The scandelous reputation of Laclos’s novel is based on its chilling portrayal of the sexual cynicism of the French aristocracy in the last years of the ancien régime.

Christopher Hampton’s masterful adaptation for the stage tells of the conniving Merteuil and Valmont, former lovers whose dangerous games of seduction ruin the lives of all those around them.

The 1988 film adaptation [imdb.com], starring John Malkovich and Glenn Close, won 3 oscars.

Pantheon’s May 2007 production brought the decadance of 18th Century France to the recently-refurbished Mitchell Theatre.

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