Review of Valmont (1989) by Jane A — 27 Mar 2006

British lower budget version of Dangerous Liasons...only saw it coz had huge crush on Mr.Darcy! lol.

This review of Valmont (1989) was written by Jane A on 27 Mar 2006.

Valmont has generally received positive reviews.

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