Lesley Manville stars alongside Aidan Turner in an impressive new staging of Christopher Hampton's adaptation of the classic novel, directed by Marianne Elliott.

BAFTA Award winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) stars alongside Aidan Turner (Rivals) in an impressive new staging of Christopher Hampton's renowned adaptation of the classic novel, where in the luxurious salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean your downfall. 

Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Together with the irresistible Vicomte de Valmont, he makes seduction a strategy and pleasure a weapon. But when their alliance descends into rivalry, that internal struggle poses a threat to everyone in their path. An exhilarating game of love, lies, and social power dynamics, filmed live on the stage of the National Theatre directed by Marianne Elliott (Angels in America).

This film has an intermission.