Quills

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

Dec 15 2000 R 2h 4m
Biography, Drama

A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun.

Plot

The infamous writer, the Marquis de Sade of eighteenth century France, is imprisoned at Charenton Insane Asylum for unmentionable activities. He manages to befriend the young Abbé de Coulmier, who runs the asylum, along with a beautiful laundress named Madeline. Things go terribly wrong when the Abbe finds out that the Marquis' books are being secretly published. Emperor Napoleon contemplates sending Dr. Royer-Collard to oversee the asylum, a man famed for his torturous punishments. It could mean the end of Charenton and possibly the Marquis.

Written by

Doug Wright

Directed by

Philip Kaufman

Cast

Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany

Production Companies

Hollywood Partners, Walrus & Associates, Industry Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Charenton Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 18 wins & 45 nominations total

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