Dangerous Liaisons

A comparison of the movie featuring Glenn Close and the actual novel. The beautifully directed movie Dangerous Liaisons and the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuse had many similarities and many differences. In this essay I will be discussing the differences and similarities of the two pieces of art. I will also state why I think the director Stephen Frears did not include some of the aspects of the long and detailed novel. Performance can often change …

…however, she responds on the same paper " war." That one word collapsed the union of lies, and liaisons they had with each other. Though the movie and the novel obviously had differences, from the way it was portrayed, to the character's reactions, it still captured the same story of lies, seduction, and scandals. Dangerous Liaisons is a wonderful story, and the actors who portrayed the snobby French did a wonderful job, and made Laclos proud.