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Quills (2000)

Quills (2000)

Drama

Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.

Release Date: 2000, November 22
Directors: Philip Kaufman
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners, Walrus & Associates, Hollywood Partners
Cast: Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Elizabeth Berrington, Joaquin Phoenix, Edward Tudor-Pole, Stephen Moyer, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Jenn, Billie Whitelaw, Ron Cook, Patrick Malahide, Pauline McLynn

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

19th century based on play or musical paris, france maid smuggling (contraband) french revolution erotic asylum erotic novel forbidden book