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* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler: Of a sort. Valmont could easily have won his duel with Danceny. But instead throws him self on Dancey's sword]]
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* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler: Of [[spoiler:Of a sort. Valmont could easily have won his duel with Danceny. But Danceny, but instead throws him self himself on Dancey's sword]]sword]].
* TakingTheVeil: Cecile starts the story freshly emerged from the convent where her parents placed her to shelter her from the world, and ends it broken by tragedy and retiring to become a nun. Incidentally, challenged to seduce the virtuous convent girl, Valmont is uninterested and withering about the whole idea of a convent upbringing as a way to ensure virtue, dismissing the challenge as “too easy” (in the film’s words); she will be all too easily flattered and will likely succumb out of naive curiosity. He only agrees as a means to another end.
* TakingTheVeil: Cecile starts the story freshly emerged from the convent where her parents placed her to shelter her from the world, and ends it broken by tragedy and retiring to become a nun. Incidentally, challenged to seduce the virtuous convent girl, Valmont is uninterested and withering about the whole idea of a convent upbringing as a way to ensure virtue, dismissing the challenge as “too easy” (in the film’s words); she will be all too easily flattered and will likely succumb out of naive curiosity. He only agrees as a means to another end.
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* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Cecile. Justified InUniverse as she spent most of her life in a convent.
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* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Cecile. Justified InUniverse as she spent most of her life in a convent. Valmont is withering about how badly that prepares a young girl for worldly seducers like himself.
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It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve, Creator/LeeleeSobieski, Creator/NasstassjaKinski and Creator/RupertEverett. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve, Creator/LeeleeSobieski, Creator/NasstassjaKinski Creator/NastassjaKinski and Creator/RupertEverett. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve Creator/CatherineDeneuve, Creator/LeeleeSobieski, Creator/NasstassjaKinski and Creator/LeeleeSobieski.Creator/RupertEverett. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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* SettingUpdate: Besides ''Film/CruelIntentions'', one miniseries set the story in 1960s France and the South Korean film ''Untold Scandal'' transplants the story from 18th Century France to 18th Century Korea. A Chinese adaptation released in 2012 sets the story in 1930s Shanghai.
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* SettingUpdate: Besides ''Film/CruelIntentions'', one miniseries is set the story in 1960s France and the South Korean film ''Untold Scandal'' transplants the story from 18th Century France to 18th Century Korea.France. A Chinese adaptation released in 2012 sets the story in 1930s Shanghai. The South Korean film ''Untold Scandal'' transplants the story from 18th Century France to 18th Century Korea, while the Korean drama ''[[Series/{{Tempted}} Tempted]]'' sets it in modern-day Seoul.
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''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' is an 18th century EpistolaryNovel by French author Creator/PierreChoderlosDeLaclos.
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''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' is an 18th century EpistolaryNovel by French author Creator/PierreChoderlosDeLaclos.
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
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It was adapted as an English language stage play in 1985 with its French title, then in 1988 as a film named ''Dangerous Liaisons'', and again the very next year as ''Film/{{Valmont}}''. It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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It was adapted as an English language stage play in 1985 with its French title, then in title. The most well known adaptation is perhaps the 1988 as a film named ''Dangerous Liaisons'', directed by Creator/StephenFrears and again starring Creator/GlennClose, Creator/JohnMalkovich, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/SwoosieKurtz and Creator/KeanuReeves. Another film adaptation, ''Film/{{Valmont}}'', [[DuelingWorks came out the very next year as ''Film/{{Valmont}}''. year]].
It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler: Of a sort. Valmont could easily have won his duel with Danceny. But instead throws him self on Dancey's sword]]
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It was adapted as an English language stage play in 1985 with its French title, then in 1988 as a film named ''Dangerous Liaisons'', and again the very next year as ''Valmont''.''Film/{{Valmont}}''. It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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It was adapted as a an English language stage play in 1985, 1985 with its French name, title, then in 1988 as a film in 1988, named ''Dangerous Liaisons'', then and again the very next year as ''Valmont'', and ''Valmont''. It was updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (late (actually late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski. In the same year, a Korean movie adaptation, ''Untold Scandal'', transferred the plot, remarkably faithfully, to 18th century Korea. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean modern-day adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' is an 18th century EpistolaryNovel by French author [[Creator/PierreChoderlosDeLaclos Pierre Choderlos de Laclos]].
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''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' is an 18th century EpistolaryNovel by French author [[Creator/PierreChoderlosDeLaclos Pierre Choderlos de Laclos]].
Creator/PierreChoderlosDeLaclos.
The story follows wealthy aristocrats engaged in a malicious bet involving sexual conquests, revenge, manipulation, seduction, and love in the sophisticated, and decadent atmosphere of 18th century pre-Revolutionary French high society.
The story follows wealthy aristocrats engaged in a malicious bet involving sexual conquests, revenge, manipulation, seduction, and love in the sophisticated, and decadent atmosphere of 18th century pre-Revolutionary French high society.
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The story follows wealthy aristocrats engaged in a malicious bet involving sexual conquests, revenge, manipulation, seduction, and love in the sophisticated, and decadent atmosphere of 18th century French high society.
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* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler: Of a sort. Valmont could easily have won his duel with Danceny. But instead throws him self on Dancey's sword]]
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* WomanScorned:[[spoiler: Merteuil is clearly in love with Valmont, and turns against him when she realises that the love is unrequited.]]
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''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' is an 18th century EpistolaryNovel by French author [[Creator/PierreChoderlosDeLaclos Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
Laclos]].
* DirectLineToTheAuthor: Laclos uses the framing device that he discovered the journals and is publishing them, and comments on how MoralGuardians likely object but he is publishing them for a moral purpose (namely that people like Valmont and Merteuil are [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing bad and others should avoid being taken in by someone like them]])
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* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Laclos uses the framing device that he discovered the journals and is publishing them, and comments on how MoralGuardians likely object but he is publishing them for a moral purpose (namely that people like Valmont and Merteuil are [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing bad and others should avoid being taken in by someone like them]])
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* EnemyMine: Despite hating Daceny, Valmont's aunt is willing to work with him to make sure that the scandal is quietly buried.
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It was adapted as a stage play in 1985, with its French name, then as a film in 1988, named ''Dangerous Liaisons'', then the very next year as ''Valmont'', and updated in 1999 [[HighSchoolAU to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Catherine Deneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski.
Creator/LeeleeSobieski. In 2018, [[KoreanDrama a South Korean adaptation]] called ''Series/{{Tempted}}'' also aired, starring Creator/{{Joy}} (from one of the country's biggest musical acts, Music/RedVelvet) and Woo Do-hwan.
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* DeathWail: Merteuil, in the film, when she learns [[spoiler:Valmont has been killed in a duel.]]
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: Cecile makes some particularly painful attempts to hit the right notes during her music lesson with Danceny.
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* ManlyTears: Our first glimpse of Danceny in the film is after a beautiful performance at the opera sends these streaming down his face. He will later have more when he believes Cecile's mother may separate the two.
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* {{Sidekick}}: Azolan, Valmont's valet. Those watching the film may [[RetroactiveRecognition retroactively recognize]] him as future Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor Creator/PeterCapaldi.
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* {{Sidekick}}: Azolan, Valmont's valet. Those watching the film may [[RetroactiveRecognition retroactively recognize]] him as future Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor 12th Doctor]] Creator/PeterCapaldi.
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* HighClassCallGirl: Emilie the courtesan. Valmont describes her as, essentially, a HookerWithAHeartOfGold.
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* TheBet: The lynch pin of the plot. Valmont and Merteuil hatch a bet that he will be able to seduce Tourvel; if he wins (with written proof) Merteuil will spend the night with him.
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* TheBet: The lynch pin linchpin of the plot. Valmont and Merteuil hatch a bet that he will be able to seduce Tourvel; if he wins (with written proof) Merteuil will spend the night with him.
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* ByronicHero: Tourvel and Volanges certainly consider Valmont to be this
%%* ConvenientMiscarriage: [[spoiler: Cecile's.]]
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* ByronicHero: Tourvel and Volanges certainly consider Valmont to be this
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* ConvenientMiscarriage: [[spoiler:Cecile's.Cecile, of a child conceived by Valmont.]]
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%%* CostumePornMerteuil explicitly asks Valmont to do this to Cecile in an effort to humiliate the girl's arranged husband, who is one of Merteuil's ex-lovers.
* CostumePorn[=/=]GorgeousPeriodDress: Unsurprisingly, the film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
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* NatureAdoresAVirgin: Played straight with Madame do Tourvel, inverted with Cecile.
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* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization: Used by Merteul on Cecile with extreme cruelty when the despairing girl writes to her for help ; earlier, the marquise writes to Valmont claiming that women ''welcome'' sexual violence, as it gives them an excuse in a world where they can't freely succumb to desire.
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* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization: Used by Merteul on Cecile with extreme cruelty when the despairing girl writes to her for help ; earlier, the marquise writes to Valmont claiming that women ''welcome'' sexual violence, as it gives them an excuse in a world where they can't freely succumb to desire.
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* MyBelovedSmother: Madame de Volanges, to Cecile.
* NatureAdoresAVirgin: Played straight with Madamedo de Tourvel, inverted with Cecile.
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* NotHimself: Both Valmont and Merteuil are shocked by his genuine emotional connection to Tourvel.
* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization: Used byMerteul Merteuil on Cecile with extreme cruelty when the despairing girl writes to her for help ; earlier, help. Earlier, the marquise writes to Valmont claiming that women ''welcome'' sexual violence, as it gives them an excuse in a world where they can't freely succumb to desire.desire.
* PimpedOutDress: In the film, the standard attire for a female character includes an ImpossiblyLowNeckline and an impossibly large bustle.
* NatureAdoresAVirgin: Played straight with Madame
* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization: Used by
* PimpedOutDress: In the film, the standard attire for a female character includes an ImpossiblyLowNeckline and an impossibly large bustle.
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-->From then on, her soul was written on her face.
** This line from the novel was almost included as an ending caption in the film. According to screenwriter Christopher Hampton, Glenn Close (Merteuil) successfully convinced him that she could act it out instead.
-->From then on, her soul was written on her face.
** This line from the novel was almost included as an ending caption in the film. According to screenwriter Christopher Hampton, Glenn Close (Merteuil) successfully convinced him that she could act it out instead.
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* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Cecile. Justified InUniverse as she spent most of her life in a convent.
* WhamLine: The argument between Valmont and Merteuil near the climax of the film.
-->'''Valmont''': Yes or no? It's up to you, of course. I will merely confine myself to remarking that a "no" will be [[ThisMeansWar regarded as a declaration of war]]. A single word is all that's required.
-->'''Merteuil''': All right...
-->'''Valmont''': ''(smiles smugly)''
-->'''Merteuil''': ''War''.
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** Vicomte deValmont and the Valmont
** The Marquise de Merteuil.
** Vicomte de
** The Marquise de Merteuil.
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* LipstickAndLoadMontage: The opening credits to the film has a montage featuring both the main male and female characters. It looks like they are dressing for battle, and [[TheRenaissance they were]].
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* LipstickAndLoadMontage: The opening credits to the film has a montage featuring both the main male and female characters. It looks like they are dressing for battle, and [[TheRenaissance [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance they were]].
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It was adapted as a stage play by the same name, as a film in 1988 named ''Dangerous Liaisons'', then the very next year as the film ''Valmont'', and [[HighSchoolAU later updated in 1999 to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV, starring Catherine Deneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski.
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''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' is an 18th century EpistolaryNovel by French author Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, adapted as a stage play by the same name and as the 1988 film ''Dangerous Liaisons''. It was adapted the very next year as the film ''Valmont'' and [[HighSchoolAU later updated in 1999 to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''; in 2003 another modern-dress (late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV starring Catherine Deneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski.
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''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' is an 18th century EpistolaryNovel by French author Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Laclos.
It was adapted as a stage play by the samename and name, as the a film in 1988 film named ''Dangerous Liaisons''. It was adapted Liaisons'', then the very next year as the film ''Valmont'' ''Valmont'', and [[HighSchoolAU later updated in 1999 to a modern high school]] as ''Film/CruelIntentions''; in 2003 ''Film/CruelIntentions''. In 2003, another modern-dress (late 1950's/early 1960's) adaptation was filmed as a miniseries for French TV TV, starring Catherine Deneuve and Creator/LeeleeSobieski.
It was adapted as a stage play by the same
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* {{Ambiguously Bi}}: Cecile and Merteuil have shades of this, thanks to undertones put by the author in some Letters such as the 20th and 63rd.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Valmont and de Tourvel are dead, Cecile's so broken by all the manipulation she decides to become a nun, and Merteuil is (in the film and book) publically disgraced and (also in the book) facially disfigured from the plague. She's gotten so engaging, if not actually likeable, that it can be hard to witness her downfall. In the play she gets off practically scot-free but is emotionally broken by the idea that Valmont loved someone other than her, and of course -- as the threatening shadow of the guillotine on the wall at the very ends reminds us -- the French Revolution is on the way...]]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Valmont and de Tourvel are dead, Cecile's so broken by all the manipulation she decides to become a nun, and Merteuil is (in the film and book) publically publicly disgraced and (also in the book) facially disfigured from the plague.smallpox. She's gotten so engaging, if not actually likeable, that it can be hard to witness her downfall. In the play she gets off practically scot-free but is emotionally broken by the idea that Valmont loved someone other than her, and of course -- as the threatening shadow of the guillotine on the wall at the very ends reminds us -- the French Revolution is on the way...]]] ]]