Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons (Les liaisons dangereuses, 2022) is a French teen drama directed by Rachel Suissa — watch it online on iFILM. Straight-A student Célène arrives at a new school on the Atlantic coast and falls for surfer Tristan almost immediately. Paola Locatelli and Simon Rérolle make the characters feel flesh-and-blood rather than literary chess pieces.

There's a bet behind the romance. Tristan agreed to seduce the new girl as a game for Instagram queen Vanessa. Director Suissa transplants the scheming of Laclos's 18th-century novel into the age of stories and follower counts — and the cruelty travels surprisingly well. Stream Dangerous Liaisons (2022) online on iFILM.