1999’s Cruel Intentions, an updated take on Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, proved something that teenagers already knew: if there’s anyone more preoccupied with social standing than 18th century French aristocrats, it’s New York City high schoolers. Set in the privileged world of Manhattan private school kids, the film follows Machiavellian Kathryn Merteuil. Freshly dumped, Kathryn teams up with her stepbrother, Sebastian, in…
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