Valmont

Resource Information

The work Valmont represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in The Ferguson Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Valmont

Statement of responsibility

Claude Berri and Renn Productions present ; screenplay by Jean-Claude Carrière ; produced by Paul Rassam and Michael Hausman ; directed by Milos Forman

Contributor

• Jones, Jeffrey, 1947-
• trueCarriere, Jean-Claude, 1931-
• trueLaclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803
• Marriner, Neville
• Ondricek, Miroslav, 1934-
• MGM Home Entertainment Inc
• Berri, Claude
• truePalmer, Christopher
• Phillips, Siân, 1934-
• Bening, Annette
• Rassam, Paul
• trueTilly, Meg
• Balk, Fairuza
• Strauss, John
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Forman, Miloš
• Renn Productions
• Hausman, Michael
• Thomas, Henry, 1971-

Actor

• Bening, Annette
• Jones, Jeffrey, 1947-
• trueTilly, Meg
• Thomas, Henry, 1971-
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Balk, Fairuza
• Phillips, Siân, 1934-

Composer

• truePalmer, Christopher
• Strauss, John

Conductor

• Marriner, Neville

Cinematographer

• Ondricek, Miroslav, 1934-

Director

• Forman, Miloš

Producer

• Hausman, Michael
• Rassam, Paul

Subject

• Films for the hearing impaired
• France -- Drama
• Love -- Drama
• Manipulative behavior -- Drama
• Melodramas (Motion pictures)
• Seduction -- Drama
• Sex -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama
• Fiction films

Genre

• Melodramas (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

The vindictive widow Merteuil bets her friend debaucherous Valmont that he cannot seduce the virtuous (and married) Madame de Tourvel. If Valmont succeeds he may also bed Merteuil, but if he fails he must join a monastery. Set amongst the aristocracy in France in the 18th century

Cataloging source

KLC

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; edited by Alan Heim, Nena Danevic ; music composed and arranged by Christopher Palmer ; additional scoring by John Strauss ; music conducted by Neville Marriner

Date time place

Filmed on location in France

Dewey number

791.4372

Intended audience

MPAA rating : R

Language note

• In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles
• Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.V2243 2002

PerformerNote

Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk, Sian Phillips, Jeffrey Jones, Henry Thomas

Runtime

134

Technique

live action