Go see Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Shakespeare Theater. Directed by John Malkovich who in 1988 took the starring role in the film, this production is in French with English surtitles and despite the possible language barrier is a really entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. If you actually speak French, great; but if not, don't sweat it. You can just concentrate on the naked French ladies.
The cast is young and lovely and Malkovich has managed to portray these characters as a combination of 18th Century dandies with hoop skirts and sword fights, and modern day hipsters in skinny jeans, talking on cell phones, writing letters to each other on iPads. It could have been cheesy, but it's not. It's not the best thing you'll see this year, but it's good. It's fun. It's sexy.
And I promise - you won't see John Malkovich's ass this time.
http://www.welovedc.com/2012/12/07/we-love-arts-les-liaisons-dangereuses/
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