Saturday, September 09, 2006

17 comments:

Pedro said...

One of my favorite movies (in my top five). I just love the scene where Valmont asks for one word (yes or no), and she says "War". Incredible acting.

Anonymous said...

A gorgeous historical (and so modern) picture. Great directing and incredible cast: Close, Pfeiffer (!!), Malkovich, Thurman, Reeves. I miss so much this talent, this freshness and fleshness(!). Viva Stephen Frears coming soon with "The (thrilling and awardable) Queen".

dario

Anonymous said...

THIS IS AN AMAZING FILM. NUMBER ONE IN MY BOOKS.

adam k. said...

I need to see this again, cause I didn't really see what all the fuss was about... but lots of part of it were great.

If Close has ever deserved an oscar, it was for this. I would much rather have seen her trump Foster on her 5th nom this year than trump Cher on her 4th nom the previous year.

Why exactly didn't that happen?

Anonymous said...

Close was superb in 'Dangerous Liaisons,' no question about it. (Love the final scene where she's literally removing her makeup/figuritively peeling away her facade.) I do think though that her performance in 'Fatal Attraction' was actually her best and should have won her the Oscar that year. (Sorry to break your plate, Cher.) Let's face it, who else could have played the Alex Foster character so convincingly and frighteningly well? Truly one of the greatest villains in cinematic history.

Marco

Anonymous said...

What a casting for this film ! But it's odd that an all American cast portrays French characters from a classic French novel.. but it works ! Pfeiffer, Close and Malkovich should have won the oscar for their respective perf. Pfeiffer's role is very difficult. She's supposed to be this virginal, virtuous lady and in the same time she must have an undeniable charisma, otherwise Valmont wouldn't die for her !
Just a bit of trivia for those who are interested in theater news : Isabelle Huppert will portray Madame de Merteuil in the stage play 'Quartet' in Paris this month and later in Geneva. I am sure she'll be perfect in such a sarcastic role.

Anonymous said...

Breaking News: Ben Affleck (Hollywoodland) and Helen Mirren (The Queen) won the awards as Best Actor and Best Actress in Venice!!!

dario

OhMyTrill said...

this is probably the only film that all of my friends agree on as being amazing...simply spectacular.

Anonymous said...

Pfeiffer and Close were robbed that year

Beau said...

Never saw it.

Anonymous said...

I just watched the beginning of this film the other day. I suppose I should finish it..?

Anonymous said...

brilliant film. the original score, art direction, costumes, cinematography, I loved every minute of it, and the final scenes with Close after she finds out Malkovich's character dies, and the very end when she is removing her makeup, just fantastic.

NATHANIEL R said...

um, yeah.

Roscoe said...

A pretty good movie, except for Malkovich. He and Close both overdo it a bit, they're so busy making sure we in the audience can see how "deliciously wicked" they're being that it gets to be rather implausible that the people around them don't notice the winks and grins and leers they are continually shooting all over the place.

Worth watching though, if only to see one of Ms. Close's better performances, and as a reminder of those long lost days when they made films for grown ups.

Glenn Dunks said...

It really is a great movie.

Emma said...

I don't care for this film.

Vertigo's Psycho said...

Don't always care for Close, but she's at the top of her game here- I think it's her best work on film; she's much more nuanced than usual, paring down her strong theatrical side to convincingly portray one of the screen's great vipers. Malkovich physically doesn't fit the "great lover" type, but he slyly brings the part off, anyway, as he matches Close betrayal-for-betrayal. They're so good together, Close and Malkovich almost prevent Michelle Pfeiffer from stealing the film, as the unearthly beautiful, but, alas, fragile and tragic Madame De Tourvel.