“SOME CRITICS STILL BELIEVE THIS IS THE MOST UNDERRATED PERIOD DRAMA OF THE ’90s—AND IF YOU LOVED DANGEROUS LIAISONS, YOU MAY ACTUALLY PREFER THIS VERSION.” 🎭❤️ Two of Hollywood’s most acclaimed directors adapted the same scandalous novel just one year apart. One became an Oscar-winning sensation that everyone remembers. The other quietly disappeared—even though many viewers argue it offers a warmer, more romantic, and surprisingly human take on the very same story.
It was a director’s nightmare. Two film versions of the same story were being made at the same time. Both came from Les Liaisons Dangereuses, an 18th century novel of…