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 the original textual interpretation of the novel.
Dangerous Liaisons takes place in the 18th century Rococo France. …