This sensible, steamy sequence could share a title with the Oscar-winning 1988 movie starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich, however the equally lush Starz manufacturing of Dangerous Liaisons is a prequel.
Gritty and glamorous pre-revolutionary Paris is house to the youthful, extra naive Marquis de Merteuil, right here generally known as Camille (Alice Englert), a intercourse employee, and her lover Valmont (Nicholas Denton), a disinherited aristocrat turned mapmaker who needs his title again. He hides from her his facet hustle of seducing wealthy ladies who present him with the finer issues in life.
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“We meet them at a real place of struggle, in lives that they want out from,” says govt producer Harriet Warner, who drew inspiration from the timeless 1782 novel. “It’s a journey from innocence to experience, to corruption, especially for Camille.”
The two are able to run away collectively when she discovers letters from his many lovers and brokers a cope with certainly one of them, Geneviève de Merteuil (Lesley Manville): Camille will preserve her secrets and techniques for a spot in her home. “Geneviève’s a powerful female figure who delivers the mantra ‘Avenge our sex; invent strategies that were unheard of before me,’” says Warner.
Camille’s a fast examine. She asks Valmont to show his love by seducing aristocrat Jacqueline de Montrachet (Carice van Houten), whose merciless actions led to Camille’s life within the brothel. It’s their first depraved recreation of revenge. Says Warner, “They are utterly connected but also very destructive of each other.”
Dangerous Liaisons, Series Premiere 8/7c, Starz