Adopt a less marital tone.
Marquise De Merteuil
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Cast
- Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Keanu Reeves, Swoosie Kurtz
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- romance film, drama film, erotic film
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom
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Like most intellectuals, he's intensely stupid.
Marquise De Merteuil
You see, I have no plans to break down her morals. I want her to believe in love and virtue and the sanctity of marriage, and still not be able to stop herself. I want the pleasure of watching her betray everything that is important to her.
Vicomte de Valmont