Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Lacloss 18th century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses was filmed several times. In Roger Vadims version, Jeanne Moreau coerces her husband Gerard Philippe into ruining the reputation of pious Annette Vadim (the directors wife at the time). Philippe spoils Moreaus nasty little plan by falling in love with his intended victim. While the novel merely humiliated Moreaus character for her misdeeds, Vadim comes up with a far more painful and permanent punishment. Since the release of the 1988 Dangerous Liaisons, Vadims film has travelled under the title Dangerous Liaisons 1960 (even though it was technically completed in 1959, and released to the U.S. in 1961). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide