Quills
2000, Film, 124 min, Biography, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 71
Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Cast
- Geoffrey Rush as The Marquis de Sade
- Kate Winslet as Madeleine
- Joaquin Phoenix as Coulmier
- Michael Caine as Royer-Collard
- Billie Whitelaw as Madame LeClerc
- Patrick Malahide as Delbené
- Amelia Warner as Simone
- Jane Menelaus as Renee Pelagie
- Stephen Moyer as Prouix
- Tony Pritchard as Valcour
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