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Clarissa

A young 18th-century Englishwoman defies her family and refuses to marry the man her family has chosen for her.

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  • "A young 18th-century Englishwoman defies her family and refuses to marry the man her family has chosen for her."@en
  • "Clarissa Harlowe is een jonge Britse vrouw uit de middenstand in de achttiende eeuw. Haar familie heeft plannen om in de aristocatische kringen te komen en willen haar uithuwelijken aan Mr.Soames. Met hulp van de knappe Mr.Lovelace weet Clarissa te ontsnappen aan haar wrede noodlot. Eenmaal weg van huis is ze overgeleverd aan Mr. Lovelace en wat diens bedoelingen zijn is een raadsel."
  • "Based on the 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson, this is the original tale of fatal attraction and dangerous liasons. A wealthy young heiress, famed for her virtue, is sought by a man wishing to seduce her and destroy her reputation. For the first time in his life he becomes genuinely infatuated with his prey, and sows the seeds of his own fate."
  • "Based on the 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson, this is the original tale of fatal attraction and dangerous liaisons. A wealthy young heiress, famed for her virtue, is sought by a man wishing to seduce her and destroy her reputation. For the first time in his life he becomes genuinely infatuated with his prey, and sows the seeds of his own fate."@en
  • "Based on the towering 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson, this is the original tale of fatal attraction and the model for all literary dangerous liaisons to come. Sean Bean stars as the handsome Lovelace, determined to seduce and thus destroy the beautiful young heiress Clarissa, famed for her virtue. As Clarissa is forced by her scheming family into the predatory Lovelace's arms, it seems certain that he will succeed. But Lovelace fails to reckon with both Clarissa's strength of character and his one fatal weakness: his own heart. For the first time he becomes infatuated with his prey, a failing that drives him to new heights of decadence and sows the seeds of his own destruction."
  • "Based on the towering 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson, this is the original tale of fatal attraction and the model for all literary dangerous liaisons to come. Sean Bean stars as the handsome Lovelace, determined to seduce and thus destroy the beautiful young heiress Clarissa, famed for her virtue. As Clarissa is forced by her scheming family into the predatory Lovelace's arms, it seems certain that he will succeed. But Lovelace fails to reckon with both Clarissa's strength of character and his one fatal weakness: his own heart. For the first time he becomes infatuated with his prey, a failing that drives him to new heights of decadence and sows the seeds of his own destruction."@en
  • ""Sean Bean plays Lovelace, a handsome young rake with one ruthless ambition: to seduce - adn thus destroy - the beautiful young virgin Clarissa Harlowe (Saskia Wickham), a wealthy heiress famed for her virtue. As Clarisssa is forced by her scheming family into the predatory Lovelace's arms, it seems to reckon with both Clarissa's strenght of character and his one fatal weakness: his own heart. For the first time in his life, he is shocked to find himself genuinely infatuated by his prey - a failing that drives him to new heights of decadence and sows the seeds of his own destruction" -- Container."@en
  • "Based on the towering 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson, this is the original tale of fatal attraction and the model for all literary dangerous liaisons to come. This acclaimed BBC production features sumptuous costumes, stately country mansions, candlelit gaming rooms, masked balls and pistols at dawn... Georgian England is the ideal setting for this powerful duel between a ruthless seducer and his spirited victim. Sean Bean stars as the handsome Lovelace, determined to seduce and thus destroy the beautiful, young heiress Clarissa, famed for her virtue. As Clarissa is forced by her scheming family into the predatory Lovelace?s arms, it seems certain that he will succeed. But Lovelace fails to reckon with both Clarissa's strength of character and his one fatal weakness: his own heart. For the first time he becomes infatuated with his prey, a failing that drives him to new heights of decadence and sows the seeds of his own destruction."
  • "A rake determined to seduce and thus destroy a woman famed for her virtue finds himself falling in love with her."
  • "Based on the towering 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson, this is the original tale of fatal attraction and the model for all literary dangerous liaisons to come. This acclaimed BBC production features sumptuous costumes, stately country mansions, candlelit gaming rooms, masked balls and pistols at dawn... Georgian England is the ideal setting for this powerful duel between a ruthless seducer and his spirited victim. Sean Bean stars as the handsome Lovelace, determined to seduce and thus destroy the beautiful, young heiress Clarissa, famed for her virtue. As Clarissa is forced by her scheming family into the predatory Lovelace?s arms, it seems certain that he will succeed. But Lovelace fails to reckon with both Clarissa?s strength of character and his one fatal weakness: his own heart. For the first time he becomes infatuated with his prey, a failing that drives him to new heights of decadence and sows the seeds of his own destruction."@en
  • ""Dangerous liaisons-style tale of moral decadence and seduction, set in eighteenth-century England. Lovelace, a handsome young rake with one ruthless ambition: to seduce and thus destroy the beautiful young virgin Clarissa Harlowe, a wealthy heiress famed for her virtue. As Clarissa is forced by her scheming family into the predatory Lovelace's arms, it seems that his strategy is certain to succeed. But Lovelace has failed to reckon with both Clarissa's strength of character and his one fatal weakness: his own heart. For the first time in his life, he is shocked to find himself genuinely infatuated by his prey - a failing that drives him to new heights of decadence and sows the seeds of his own destruction."--Container."

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  • "Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)"@en
  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Historical television programs"@en
  • "Television mini-series"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Foreign television programs"@en

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  • "Clarissa [dvd]"
  • "Clarissa a magnificent drama of seduction and betrayal"
  • "Clarissa"@en
  • "Clarissa"