Because she has so much going through her head constantly, she works to maintain a neutral face expression. In this scene alone she has about four different plots going she has to maintain. She works to stay “innocent” as Cecile laments about this horrific event, all engineered by Merteuil herself. One of my favorite moments of the scene however, is when Cecile is turned away and unfocused on Merteuil. She allows herself one moment of this pleasure to cross her face as she sees her plan has worked. I think that is so fun for the audience to see as they begin to understand exactly who this woman
Because she has so much going through her head constantly, she works to maintain a neutral face expression. In this scene alone she has about four different plots going she has to maintain. She works to stay “innocent” as Cecile laments about this horrific event, all engineered by Merteuil herself. One of my favorite moments of the scene however, is when Cecile is turned away and unfocused on Merteuil. She allows herself one moment of this pleasure to cross her face as she sees her plan has worked. I think that is so fun for the audience to see as they begin to understand exactly who this woman