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7.1In 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.
Released: 2000-11-22124 minDir: Philip KaufmanDramaBudget: $13.5MBox office: $18.0M
Cast
- Geoffrey Rush as Marquis de Sade
- Kate Winslet as Madeleine LeClerc
- Joaquin Phoenix as Abbe du Coulmier
- Michael Caine as Dr. Royer-Collard
- Billie Whitelaw as Madame LeClerc
- Patrick Malahide as Delbené
Themes
- paris, france
- smuggling (contraband)
- asylum
- french revolution
- based on play or musical
- maid
- erotic novel
- 19th century
- erotic
- forbidden book
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 275424
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/quills
- Image
- Sade-Biberstein.jpg
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- publication date
- 2001-03-08
- title
- Quills
- review score
- 70/100
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2000 American films2000 biographical drama films2000 British films2000 drama films2000 English-language films2000 erotic films2000 films2000 German films2000 independent filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsAmerican erotic thriller filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican independent filmsBritish biographical drama filmsBritish films based on playsBritish independent filmsCross-dressing in American filmsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about necrophiliaFilms about pornographyFilms about psychiatryFilms about the Marquis de SadeFilms critical of the Catholic Church