Les Liaisons Dangereuses: the novel adapted at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées

Attention literature lovers! The great classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses is playing at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées until April 27, 2025. Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 's epistolary novel has been interpreted many times in film, television and theater, and this time Arnaud Denis is in charge of the staging.

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses, a novel adapted for the Comédie des Champs-Elysées, tells the story of seduction and manipulation in the French aristocracy. The Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, two cynical, manipulative aristocrats, enjoy controlling the feelings of others for their own pleasure and revenge. Together, they orchestrate plots to ruin the reputations of more vulnerable characters, such as the young Cécile de Volanges and the pious Madame de Tourvel.

In this adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, director Arnaud Denis has cut and added new elements to the letters written by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It's a risky gamble, but one that seems to have gone down well with audiences, as the play has been extended at the Comédie des Champs-Elysées. The cast includes Delphine Depardieu, Valentin de Carbonnières, Salomé Villiers, Michèle André and Pierre Devaux.

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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos is best known for his only novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses, published in 1782. Wishing to write a work that would leave a lasting impression, he decided to embark on this daring epistolary novel, which explores the themes of manipulation, seduction and moral corruption in the French aristocracy. A success, the novel is still being adapted for the stage, notably at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées until April 27, 2025.