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Question regarding 'first time alone scene' with Cecile and Danceny


I enjoy this movie, but this particualr scene confuses me. What sort of place is it, that Mme. Merteuil sends Cecile to be alone with Danceny? And who is the women who dresses Cecile, and what is her role?

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Mme. Merteuil had a secret cottage some where that was decorated with what would be condidered porn at the time. You could call it her love shack. I can't remember if it was located somewhere in Paris or if it was actually on her own estate somewhere, but she did keep it a secret and always entered incognito. The woman who dressed Cecile was either a slave or a servant. You can think of her as Marteuil's partner in sexcapades. I think it was standard at that time for a noble to have at least one servant that they kept very close and in confidence to sort of watch their backs. If you remember Valmont had a valet that did some of his dirty deeds for him, and Merteuil asked Cecile if she had a maid she could trust.

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Thanks so much!!

So shines a good deed, in a weary world...

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