{"id":22785,"date":"2025-07-02T16:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=22785"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:58:50","slug":"the-seduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/the-seduction\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SEDUCTION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRUFFAUT THEATER<\/p>\n

Drama<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/mk_content_box][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_custom_box corner_radius=”15″ bg_color=”#dbcce2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1759534679295{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2<\/strong>
\n8:10 pm (Screening ends at 9:45 pm)
\nFollowed by a conversation with composer Delphine Malaussena<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/mk_custom_box][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/order-tickets.jpg” image_size=”full” link=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.eventive.org\/schedule\/68d7a875c0bb78a11b88078f” target=”_blank” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_content_box heading=”PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH:”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758904441558{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

HBO Max<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/mk_content_box][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ css=”” accent_color=”#ea1300″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758402292299{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]International Premiere <\/span><\/strong>| TV Series | France | 2025 | Drama | 6 x 52 min | Episodes 1 & 2 | In French with English subtitles | 17+<\/span><\/p>\n

Directed by<\/b>:<\/span> Jessica Palud
\n<\/span>Created by<\/b>: <\/span>Jean-Baptiste Delafon
\n<\/span>Written by<\/b>: <\/span>Jean-Baptiste Delafon in collaboration with Jessica Palud (Episodes 1,2 & 6) and Ga\u00eblle Bellan (Episode 1)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Based on the Novel by:<\/b> Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
\n<\/span>Produced by<\/b>: <\/span>Cl\u00e9ment Birnbaum, Joachim Nahum<\/span> (Nabi Productions)<\/span>, Marie Guillaumond (Felicita Films)
\n<\/span>Cinematography<\/b>: <\/span>S\u00e9bastien Buchmann<\/span>
\n<\/span>Original Score<\/b>:\u00a0Delphine Malaussena
\n<\/span>Film Editing<\/b>: <\/span>Eric Armbruster, Thomas Marchand, Camille Toubkis
\n<\/span>Cast<\/b>: <\/span>Anamaria Vartolomei (Isabelle de Merteuil), Diane Kruger (Rosemonde), Vincent Lacoste (Valmont), Lucas Bravo (Gercourt)
\n<\/span>Original Broadcasting<\/b>: HBO Max (2025)<\/span><\/p>\n

synopsis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To be the hero of your own story, you sometimes have to be the villain in others\u2019.\u00a0Marquise de Merteuil (Anamaria Vartolomei \u2013 <\/span>Mickey 17, The Count of Monte Cristo, Being Maria, Happening<\/span><\/i>), betrayed by Valmont, embarks on a daring journey to become Paris’ leading courtesan. Freely adapted from the novel \u201cLes Liaisons Dangereuses\u201d by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, a thrilling exploration of the price of emotional & sexual freedom, in a world where women had little.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Director\u2019s & Creator’s biographies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Director<\/span> Jessica Palud<\/b> began her career as an assistant director. In 2013, she turned to writing and directing with her first feature, <\/span>Les Yeux ferm\u00e9s<\/span><\/i>. That was followed by two shorts, <\/span>Poup\u00e9e<\/span><\/i> (2016) and <\/span>Marlon<\/span><\/i> (2017), which was nominated for a C\u00e9sar Award for Best Short Film. Her next feature, <\/span>Revenir<\/span><\/i> (2019), garnered the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice Film Festival, and <\/span>Being Maria<\/span><\/i> (TAFFF 2024) had its world premiere that year in Cannes. Series creator <\/span>Jean-Baptiste Delafond<\/b> is known as a formidable screenwriter for the small screen. His television writing credits include numerous episodes of <\/span>Julie Lescaut<\/span><\/i> (2002-2006), <\/span>J.P.<\/span><\/i> (2005-2008), <\/span>Mac Orlan<\/span><\/i> (2009), <\/span>Maison Close<\/span><\/i> (2010), <\/span>Baron Noir<\/span><\/i> (2016-2018 – COLCOA 2018), <\/span>Of Money and Blood<\/span><\/i> (2023-2024), and <\/span>The Confidante<\/span><\/i> (TAFFF 2024). His theatrical feature credits include Tristan S\u00e9gu\u00e9la’s <\/span>The Adulteen<\/span><\/i> (2013), Thomas Kruithof’s <\/span>Promises<\/span><\/i> (2021), Yann Gozlan’s <\/span>Visions<\/span><\/i> (TAFFF 2023) and <\/span>Guru<\/span><\/i> (TAFFF 2025), as well as Gallien Guibery’s <\/span>No One and Nothing<\/span><\/i> (2023).<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/screenshot-2025-09-28-at-10.07.49.png” image_size=”full” link=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/win-a-cruise-for-two-in-europe\/” target=”_blank” align=”center”][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/seduction-.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center” margin_bottom=”10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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