Choderlos de Laclos: Dangerous acquaintances

A popular novel in letters, also known from several famous fils transcriptionsThe Marquise de Merteuil takes revenge on her treacherous lover, the Comte de Gercourt, and the Vicomte de Valmont in turn on Madame de Volanges, who warned President de Tourvel, whom he is courting, against him. The direct victim of the intrigue, however, is the daughter of Madame de Volanges, Cecile, whom Gercourt, the Marquis's former lover, is destined to marry. Valmont, the instrument of the Marquise's revenge, welcomes the opportunity to settle the score with Madame de Volanges and seduces her daughter Cecilia before the wedding. The two schemers come into conflict when the Marquise orders Valmont to end his unexpectedly sincere emotional relationship with the virtuous President. Directed by Petr Adler, the cast includes Daniela Kolářová, Pavel Soukup, Věra Galatíková, Zlata Adamovská, Dana Černá and Josef Velda.