Lust. Seduction. Revenge. The Game As You've Never Seen It Played Before. Rich and bored aristocrats in Rococo France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayal.Set in Rococco France, a scheming widow and her ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The ex-lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will.