Choderlos de Laclos, a moralist taken for a pornographer. In reality, he dreams of moralizing the Ancien Régime society.
The Laclos story is one of social ascension. The whole of France will soon rethink equality and citizenship: it's the Revolution! According to some historians, Laclos was even one of the men who accompanied the women's march on Versailles on October 5 and 6, 1789. Themes: Moralism, Dangerous Liaisons, Eroticism, literature.