After more than 55 years since it was recorded, the pianist thelonious monks soundtrack for film director roger vadim s les liaisons dangereuses is finally seeing the light of the day. The vadim film was not released here until 1961, after the censors demanded that the lighting in several scenes be dimmed to obscure the nudity. Dangerous liaisons is a film directed by roger vadim with jeanne moreau, gerard philipe, annette vadim, madeleine lambert, year. Other actors did well also and the visual part of the film is also elegant but rather cold very fitting to the story. With jeanne moreau, gerard philipe, annette stroyberg, madeleine lambert. A loose retelling also directed by roger vadim and set in 1870. Juliette merteuil and valmont is a sophisticated couple. Les liaisons dangereuses 1960 1959 roger vadim synopsis. It stars glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer. Contains performances of classic monk tunes heard in roger vadim s 1960 french film les liaisons dangereuses. The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make les liaisons dangereuses 1782 one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in european literature. Les liaisons dangereuses 1959 les liaisons dangereuses.
Cinema konstatierte, dass regisseur roger vadim kein meisterwerk gelungen sei. In roger vadims version, jeanne moreau coerces her husband gerard philippe into ruining the reputation of pious annette vadim the directors wife at the time. Updated to presentday france by director roger vadim barbarella, the film follows valmont philipe and juliette moreau as they manipulate each other into. It was directed by roger vadim, and stars jeanne moreau, gerard phillipe. Annette stroyberg, boris vian, gerard philipe, gillian hills, jeanlouis trintignant, jeanne moreau, jeanne valerie, madeleine lambert, nicolas vogel, simone renant.
Many will remember the iconic version of the film decades later with actors john malkovich and glenn close. Roger vadim updated the book to the france of the 1950s. By the time of the recording date at nola penthouse studio in new york, he hadnt written anything new it was a particularly hard time for monk, as an essay in the albums extensive booklet describes. Far from condemning his behaviour, his wife, juliette. Les liaisons dangereuses 1960dangerous liaisons gerard. In 1959, monk was commissioned to compose and play the score for a roger vadim film, les liaisons dangereuses. Ive seen all the other adaptations, and with a cast like jeanne moreau and gerard philippe i was really looking forward to seeking this one. Vadim also went further than the new versions of this film, dangerous liaisons with malkovich and valmont with colin firth. Dec 21, 1988 the vadim film was not released here until 1961, after the censors demanded that the lighting in several scenes be dimmed to obscure the nudity. Les liaisons dangereuses, a novel by chordelos delaclos, had a great impact in the french culture. And style is what was needed for this transliteration into modern terms of laclos. Philippe spoils moreaus nasty little plan by falling in love with his intended victim. During the 50s and some of the 60s of the previous century, french movie directors were turning to american jazz musicians to provide music for the movies.
Juliette merteuil and valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Les liaisons dangereuses 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vadim s liaisons dangereuses was revived at the public theater last summer, the 30yearold film had acquired some kitschy humor and nostalgic charm. At a time when colour was beginning to overtake monochrome in france, vadim shows just how beautiful and evocative a blackandwhite film can be, and does so in almost every one of his carefully composed shots. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another.
It was directed by roger vadim, and stars jeanne moreau, gerard phillipe, and annette vadim. Vf voirfilm les liaisons dangereuses streaming complet. Any occasion for unreleased thelonious monk recordings is one for celebration. It stars glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer, swoosie kurtz, mildred natwick, peter capaldi, keanu. Les liaisons dangereuses 1959 film wiki fandom powered.
The novel is structured in a series of four volumes, with the story told through correspondence letters from one character to another. Les liaisons dangereuses film, rvadim 1959 youtube. Dangerous liaisons is a 2003 french television miniseries directed by josee dayan starring catherine deneuve, rupert everett, nastassja kinski and leelee sobieski. Apr 18, 2017 in 1959, thelonious monk recorded selections from his songbook for the soundtrack to french director roger vadim s film les liaisons dangereuses.
Dangerous liaisons les liaisons dangereuses 1959 rotten. In this version, vadim updated the story to a late1950s french bourgeois milieu. Les liaisons dangereuses film complet en streaming vf. But this time valmont falls madly in love with a girl he meets at a ski. There is no honour or grandeur in philipes death and moreau gets her comeuppance, too. Its a work of such impact that it has served to inspire different screen treatments throughout the years. The only soundtrack recorded by thelonious monk in 1959 to be released for the first time as a 2cd set. Les liaisons dangereuses 1959, directed by roger vadim and starring jeanne moreau, gerard philipe and annette vadim. Nonetheless, the film held my interest, mostly due to jeanne moreau, but also vadim s love for the beauty of women, his stylistic theme. In 1959, thelonious monk recorded selections from his songbook for the soundtrack to french director roger vadim s film les liaisons dangereuses. Dangerous liaisons les liaisons dangereuses rotten tomatoes. Since the release of the 1988 dangerous liaisons, vadims film has travelled under the title dangerous liaisons 1960 even though it was. In roger vadim s version, jeanne moreau coerces her husband gerard philippe into ruining the reputation of pious annette vadim the directors wife at the time.