Program Type:
Film ClubAge Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
Program Description
Event Details
Virtual Film Club
Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.
This month's film is Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liasons) from 1959, directed by Roger Vadim. See below for information on this fascinating film:
WHERE TO WATCH
Kanopy, Kino Film Collection
GENERAL
Official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nVOBE-DOcM
REVIEWS
The New York Times (1988) https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/21/movies/review-film-passion-in-the-ancien-regime-dangerous-liaisons-on-screen.html
Scott Tobias, AV Club (2012) https://www.avclub.com/dangerous-liaisons-1798174897
Dwight McDonald, Esquire (1962) https://classic.esquire.com/article/1962/4/1/some-animadversions-on-the-art-film
James Travers, FrenchFilms.org (2013) http://www.frenchfilms.org/review/les-liaisons-dangereuses-1959.html#google_vignette
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Roger Vadim
https://www.newwavefilm.com/french-new-wave-encyclopedia/roger-vadim.shtml
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2021/0509/1209281-roger-vadim-filmmaker/
All links current and active as of 01-05-2026