Cruel Intentions (1999)

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Written by Choderlos de Laclos, Roger Kumble

Directed by Roger Kumble

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1999

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

During the school holidays, Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) tries to persuade her stepbrother Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe) to seduce Cecile (Selma Blair), who has stolen her boyfriend. But he has another target: the innocent Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon). Annette, wary of his reputation, avoids him while Cecile falls for her music teacher, a romance quickly snuffed out by her mother. But as Sebastian and Annette are drawn closer, so Kathryn's jealousy sows seeds of destruction...

Human frailty sketched from de Laclos' classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses is one marketing strategy. Buffy In Same-Sex Shocker is another. Cruel Intentions uses them both, updating its original ambition from vicious low-budget guerilla short to feature-length Hollywood splendour as a result. Updating many features of the original novel (love letters become e-mails) without losing its flavour, this 1999 film delivers drama and intrigue courtesy of a quartet who relish their characters.

Cast

Image for Sarah Michelle GellarSarah Michelle GellarKathryn Merteuil
Image for Ryan PhillippeRyan PhillippeSebastian Valmont
Image for Reese WitherspoonReese WitherspoonAnnette Hargrove
Image for Selma BlairSelma BlairCecile Caldwell
Image for Louise FletcherLouise FletcherHelen Rosemond
Image for Joshua JacksonJoshua JacksonBlaine Tuttle
Eric MabiusGreg McConnell
Sean Patrick ThomasRonald Clifford
Image for Swoosie KurtzSwoosie KurtzDr. Regina Greenbaum
Christine BaranskiBunny Caldwell
Alaina Reed-HallNurse
Deborah OffnerMrs. Michalak
Image for Tara ReidTara ReidMarci Greenbaum
Herta WareMrs. Sugarman
Hiep Thi LeMai-Lee

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