English Theatre on Screen: Les Dangerous Liaisons (OV)

BAFTA Award winner Lesley Manville (“Phantom Thread”) stars alongside Aidan Turner (“Rivals”) in a stunning new production of Christopher Hampton’s acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel, in which even a single misstep in the glamorous salons of the super-rich can spell ruin.

The Marquise de Merteuil is a master of the art of survival. Together with the charismatic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into a strategy and use desire as a weapon. But when their alliance turns to rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone who stands in their way.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this gripping drama of love, lies, and social power struggles.