In the game of seduction, there is only one rule: Never fall in love.
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.
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Classical in form, contemporary, grave and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Sarah Michelle GellarKathryn Merteuil
- Ryan PhillippeSébastian Valmont
- Reese WitherspoonAnnette Hargrove
- Selma BlairCecile Caldwell
- Louise FletcherHelen Rosemond
- Joshua JacksonBlaine Tuttle
- Eric MabiusGreg McConnell
- Sean Patrick ThomasRonald Clifford
- Swoosie KurtzDr. Greenbaum
- Christine BaranskiBunny Caldwell
Crew
- Roger KumbleDirector
- Roger KumbleScreenplay
- Choderlos de LaclosNovel
- Theo van de SandeDirector of Photography
- Edward ShearmurOriginal Music Composer
- Richard AshcroftOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff FreemanEditor
- Neal H. MoritzProducer
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