Valmont
“As unpredictable as love itself.”
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
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Colin Firth
Valmont
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Miloš Forman Director · Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay Choderlos de Laclos Author
Director
Miloš Forman
Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carrière
Author
Choderlos de Laclos
Composer
Christopher Palmer
Cinematographer
Miroslav Ondříček
Editor
Alan Heim
Editor
Nena Danevic
Production designer
Pierre Guffroy
Costume designer
Theodor Pištěk
Costume designer
Carine Sarfati
Costume designer
Paule Mangenot
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $33M · United States release November 17, 1989
Box office
Budget
$33,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,132,112
Production
Timothy Burrill Productions
Production
Renn Productions
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio
France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · November 17, 1989
Limited theatrical
United States · November 17, 1989
Limited theatrical
Czechia
June 7, 2007 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
France
December 6, 1989 · Theatrical
August 27, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
September 11, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
December 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 2, 1990 · Theatrical
December 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
July 10, 2004 · TV · Veronica
Portugal
January 26, 1990 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 21, 1992 · Theatrical
July 1, 2025 · Digital · 2025-VF00624
XC
March 1, 1991 · Theatrical
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