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The tale of a young man's night-long initiation into the hazardous game of dangerous liaisons, Dominique Vivant Denon's work exerted a strong influence on Choderlos de Laclos when he created the Vicomte de Valmont and Marquise de Merteuil. A mysterious tale whose exact mean remains elusive, it marks out more diffuse vanishing lines than clear-cut perspective viewpoints. The film functions within these shadow zones to examine how a young man raised in the values of aristocratic honor decides to renounce them by renouncing himself to become a unparalleled social and sentimental predator.

France - 2001 - 26 mn - 35 mm - Colour

Director Michaël Donio Script Harold Cobert based on Viviant Denon Camera Christophe Debraize-Bois Sound Régis Ramadour Sets Stéphane Girard Editing Denis Parrot Music Philippe Rombi Cast Laurent Gérard, Maria Blanco, Daniel Mesguich, Cyrielle Claire, Jacques Zabor

Production Alore Production, 4, boulevard de la Saussaye, 92200 Neuilly sur Seine, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4722 7961 Fax : +33 (0)1 4624 4780 E-mail : studio@alore-production.com Co-Production Ext./Jour Bordeaux, L'Oranger Productions