![]() ![]() ![]() She halts amid Jackies and Jesses commands, but finally leaps in his arms for a. But it gradually gains in intensity, and by the time the play reaches its chilling conclusion she is thoroughly convincing. He finishes and holds out his hand to Laura with a command to jump. The fresh-faced, sweet-voiced Linney wouldn’t seem an ideal choice for the scheming Merteuil, and indeed her performance has a forced air at times. ![]() de Tourvel (Jessica Collins), finishes off his prey while repeatedly uttering the phrase, “It’s beyond my control.” The idea is most chillingly conveyed in a scene late in the play when Valmont, who has made a Faustian bargain with the Marquise to seduce and then abandon the righteous and trusting Mme. In this play, which is best known for its 1988 film adaptation “Dangerous Liaisons,” sex is not so much about passion as it is about power and manipulation. Although this version doesn’t quite compare to the brilliant original Royal Shakespeare Company production headlined by Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan, it nonetheless effectively conveys the necessary dangerous air of sensual menace surrounding the machinations of its lead characters, the scheming Marquise de Merteuil (Linney) and the Don Juan-like seducer, Le Vicomte de Valmont (Daniels). ![]()
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