Adapted from john prestons book a very english scandal. Mary reilly also features glenn close as the madame mrs. Cheri, first published in 1920, is considered colettes finest novel. As far as i can tell, stephen frears belongs to the latter category and.
He is a director and producer, known for dangerous liaisons 1988, philomena 20 and dirty pretty things 2002. I would say, on the contrary, that the book is many ways deeply moral, but not from the. Directed by stephen frears from a scandalous 1782 novel and christopher hamptons compelling 1986 play, dangerous liaisons is nasty, decadent fun. Stephen frears isnt much cop at singing his own praises.
You may choose to read this analysis of les liaisons dangereuses here or listen to it on the audio file at the end of the article paris update readers of a certain age will undoubtedly know les liaisons dangereuses dangerous liaisons from. Stephen frears primary author only author division. Stephen frearss freudian reading of les liaisons dangereuses alan j. Dangerous liaisons videorecording by the author stephen. The grifters was the first american production by frears, who was a british film director. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content merteuil and mirrors. Sep 05, 2017 stephen frears isnt much cop at singing his own praises. Dangerous liaisons project gutenberg selfpublishing. Christopher hamptons script for dangerous liaisons 1988 won him a best adapted screenplay oscar. The ironic filmmaking of stephen frears celebrates this great filmmaker, beginning with a short biography of frears, general observations on unifying themes and styles in his oeuvre, and the characterization of his manner. Frears next hollywood outing, the grifters 1990, retained his trademark stylization a timeless southern california floating somewhere between the 1950s and 1980s but added the grittiness that informed. Norma heyman, hank moonjean, glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer, swoosie kurtz, keanu reeves, mildred natwick, uma thurman, stephen. Orton, and the american films dangerous liaisons 1988 and the grifters 1990, for which he received an academy award nomination.
Dangerous liaisons 1988 frears delivered power, intrigue and sexual menace with this story of elegant cynicism set in 18thcentury france a parable of the arrogant ennui that prefigured the. He has been nominated for two academy awards for best director. A year later, a best director bafta nomination and a number of international honors greeted. Stephen frears quotes from i remember reading the script for dangerous liaisons and thinking that i could quite happily spend the rest of my life watching this film. The screenplay was based on christopher hamptons olivier awardwinning and tony awardnominated theatrical adaptation for the royal shakespeare company, 4 directed by howard davies and featuring lindsay duncan, alan rickman and juliet stevenson the film was shot entirely on location in the. Stephen frears is currently considered a single author. Frears s film, from a screenplay by christopher hampton, is anchored by. Click to read more about dangerous liaisons 1988 film by stephen frears. Dec 20, 2016 the 1988 stephen frears film dangerous liaisons, a luxurious starstudded screen version of the play, was followed by milos formans lightweight valmont, and then by cruel intentions.
Though frears was ultimately left out, dangerous liaisons received seven academy award nominations, including one for best picture. Apr 16, 2020 dangerous liaisons 1988 frears delivered power, intrigue and sexual menace with this story of elegant cynicism set in 18thcentury france a parable of the arrogant ennui that prefigured the. Sep 09, 2015 stephen frears is one of the highestprofile international directors working, but his oeuvre which includes a royalist drama the queen, a recordstore comedy high fidelity, a film noir. Directed by stephen frears from a scandalous 1782 novel and christopher hampton s compelling 1986 play, dangerous liaisons is nasty, decadent fun. Stephen frears has a career approaching over halfacentury, directing films of astonishing variety, beauty, and daring, and yet many often have trouble remembering his name. Vadims film featured jeanne moreau and gerard philipe. The ironic filmmaking of stephen frears celebrates this great filmmaker, beginning with a short biography of frears, general observations on unifying themes and styles in his oeuvre, and the characterization of.
Exquisitely handsome, spoilt and sardonic, cheri is the only son of a wealthy courtesan, a contemporary of lea, the. Dangerous liaisons directed by stephen frears available. Frears was working with his first large hollywood budget. Some of his bestknown films included dangerous liaisons 1988, high fidelity 2000, and the queen 2006. The 1988 stephen frears film dangerous liaisons, a luxurious starstudded screen version of the play, was followed by milos formans lightweight valmont, and then by cruel intentions. Dangerous liaisons was the first englishlanguage film adaptation of lacloss novel. Martin scorsese approached stephen frears to direct the filming. Frearss film, from a screenplay by christopher hampton, is anchored by. Dangerous liaisons 1988 directed by stephen frears. Glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer, stephen frears. Following a move to hollywood, he made dangerous liaisons 1988 and the grifters 1990, for. Following his victory in britain, frears broke into hollywood cinema with dangerous liaisons 1988, a drama film based on christopher hamptons play les liaisons dangereuses, which in turn was a theatrical adaptation of the 18th century french novel les liaisons dangereuses by.
Dangerous liaisons 1988, directed by stephen frears and starring glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer and uma thurman based on hamptons play. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. There we were on sunday afternoon, sitting by the pool at the hotel cipriani in venice, while frears, 76, prepared himself to be feted. This version uses 18thcentury costumes and dazzling shots of the iledefrance region around paris.
Buy dangerous liaisons directed by stephen frears online at alibris. In the 1980s, director stephen frears made such diverse films as my beautiful laundrette, walter and prick up your ears, but its safe to say that dangerous liaisons was his most ambitious achievement. In todays market, a film about three loathsome people who destroy each other is strictly arthouse stuff, even if. Improbable as it may seem, dangerous liaisons amc century 14, which, as the book les liaisons dangereuses outraged and scandalized the. Dangerous liaisons 1988, directed by stephen frears and starring glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer and uma thurman based on. Stephen frears, english film and television director known for movies that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. In this version, vadim updates the story to a late1950s french bourgeois milieu. Frears s most successful and popular film up to that point, dangerous liaisons, owes a considerable stylistic debt to roger vadims 1960 les liaisons dangereuses, a moderndress version of the same text by laclos. Stephen arthur frears born 20 june 1941 citation needed is an english film and television director. Dangerous liaisons is a 1988 american period romantic drama film directed by stephen frears from a screenplay by christopher hampton, based on his play. Frearss most successful and popular film up to that point, dangerous liaisons, owes a considerable stylistic debt to roger vadims 1960 les liaisons dangereuses, a moderndress version of the same text by laclos.
He has been married to anne rothenstein since 1992. Apr 30, 2020 stephen frears, english film and television director known for movies that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. Dangerous liaisons by stephen frears glenn close, john. Aug 27, 2010 stephen frears on tamara drewe and a life in film from my beautiful laundrette to the queen via dangerous liaisons, the director stephen frears has proved himself the master of switching genres.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make les liaisons dangereuses 1782 one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in european literature. Books similar to les liaisons dangereuses goodreads. Frears had just completed the movie dangerous liaisons.
Stephen frears, a twotime academy award nominee for best director, discusses his career, his new movie tamara drewe, and the secrets to making great films. Dangerous liaisons stephen frears 085391187226 hpb. Les liaisons dangereuses annotated literary classics collection book 63. Leicester, england known for his mordant sense of humor, he became a leading director of the 1980s with a string of critical successes including my beautiful launderette 1985, sammy and rosie get laid 1987, and prick up your ears 1987. Director stephen frears on tamara drewe and the lure of. Stephen frears was born on june 20, 1941 in leicester, leicestershire, england as stephen arthur frears. But its characters could step into the 20th century without missing a beat. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Rexeverett collection walking the line between fact and drama can have its disadvantages, though.
Stephen frears is one of the highestprofile international directors working, but his oeuvre which includes a royalist drama the queen, a recordstore comedy. He subsequently directed the comedies the snapper 1993 and the van 1996, both based on novels by roddy doyle, and mary reilly 1996, a retelling of dr. It stars glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer, swoosie kurtz, mildred natwick, peter capaldi, keanu. Les liaisons dangereuses 1959, directed by roger vadim and starring jeanne moreau, gerard philipe and annette vadim.
Philippe rousselot, stephen frears, mick audsley, christopher hampton. Stephen frears who previously worked with close, malkovich and screenwriter christopher hampton on 1988s dangerous liaisons. Cheri interview with director stephen frears youtube. Stephen frears dangerous liaisons is a great film, one of the great films of last year no ifs or ands and only one but that i can think of. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Oct 21, 2000 martin scorsese approached stephen frears to direct the filming. I had finished my first american film, the grifters. Would you enjoy dangerous liaisons videorecording or similar books. Stephen frears in 1990 on the set of the grifters, one of his most acclaimed films credit. Frears has directed numerous films since the 1980s including my beautiful laundrette, dangerous liaisons, high fidelity, the queen, philomena, and florence foster jenkins.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. The screenplay was by the famous crime novelist, donald westlake, who had written several successful books. Other articles where dangerous liaisons is discussed. Bluray picture quality is an improvement over the old dvd but the only extras are an engaging commentary by director stephen frears and screenwriter christopher hampton and a theatrical trailer.
Dangerous liaisons 1988 frears delivered power, intrigue and sexual menace with this story of elegant cynicism set in 18thcentury france a parable of. Dangerous liaisons 1988, directed by stephen frears and starring glenn close, john malkovich, michelle pfeiffer. Directed by stephen frears, starring stephen frears, michelle pfeiffer, john malkovich, keanu reeves, glenn close, uma thurman. Following a move to hollywood, he made dangerous liaisons 1988 and the grifters 1990, for which. As an epistolary novel, the book is composed entirely of letters written by the various characters to each other. Sex, lies and a murder plot at the heart of the establishment by russell t davies doctor who, queer as folk, cucumber and directed by stephen frears florence foster jenkins, philomena, dangerous liaisons, starring hugh grant as jeremy thorpe and ben whishaw as norman scott. Stephen frears on tamara drewe and a life in film from my beautiful laundrette to the queen via dangerous liaisons, the director stephen frears has proved himself the master of.