She unknowingly becomes the target of a cruel wager between the school's "royalty": Vanessa (Ella Pellegrini), an Instagram influencer and ex-movie star, and Tristan (Simon Rérolle), a famous surfer. Tristan bets he can seduce the virtuous Célène, who is already engaged to her boyfriend Pierre.
The film (2022), titled Dangerous Liaisons in English, is a modern French teen drama that reimagines Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th-century novel for the social media age. Directed by Rachel Suissa , the movie has a runtime of 109 minutes and was released as a Netflix Original on July 8, 2022. Core Plot & Themes
Common complaints included a "rushed" plot, lack of character depth, and a long runtime that some felt could have been trimmed by 30 minutes. Some critics also found the inclusion of non-consensual recordings as a plot device to be poorly handled.
The film replaces 18th-century aristocrats with modern "influencers," where social media status is the ultimate currency and private videos are used as weapons for public shaming. Cast & Production The film features a young cast of mostly newcomers: Célène de Balec: Paola Locatelli Tristan Badiola: Simon Rérolle Vanessa Merteuil: Ella Pellegrini Charlotte: Héloïse Janjaud Tao: Jin Xuan Mao Critical Reception
Célène (Paola Locatelli), a 17-year-old idealistic student who prefers books over social media, moves from Paris to the coastal town of Biarritz.
You can watch Dangerous Liaisons (2022) on the Netflix Official Site .
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Reception of the film was generally mixed to negative, with critics often comparing it unfavorably to more acclaimed adaptations like the 1988 version starring Glenn Close or 1999's Cruel Intentions .