"...bristles with tart, funny and exquisitely moulded lines... supple and addictive contemporary playwriting at its very best." The plot focuses on the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, rivals who use sex as a weapon of humiliation and degradation, all the while enjoying their cruel games. A tale of seduction set in France among aristocrats before the French revolution, this is classic drama for exploring decadent sexuality, morals, and manipulation played as the ultimate game, with tragic results.