Original sentence: Set in the fashion industry of modern-day New York City, Lucas inserted pornographic scenes into the common themes of lust and deceit for the plot of his X-rated version.The film is variously described as a film adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, an 18th-Century novel written in 1782 by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and a remake of the 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons directed by Stephen Frears
Edited sentence: The film is variously described as a film adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the famous 18th-Century novel written in 1782 by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos