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Quills

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

2000 · R · 2h 4m

Directed by Philip Kaufman

7.2

TMDB audience score
759 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Geoffrey Rush
    Marquis de Sade

  • Kate Winslet
    Madeleine LeClerc

  • Joaquin Phoenix
    Abbe du Coulmier

  • Michael Caine
    Dr. Royer-Collard

  • Billie Whitelaw
    Madame LeClerc

  • Patrick Malahide
    Delbené

  • Amelia Warner
    Simone

  • Jane Menelaus
    Renee Pelagie

  • Stephen Moyer
    Prouix

  • Tony Pritchard
    Valcour

  • Michael Jenn
    Cleante

  • Danny Babington
    Pitou

  • George Antoni
    Dauphin

  • Stephen Marcus
    Bouchon

  • Elizabeth Berrington
    Charlotte

  • Edward Tudor-Pole
    Franval

  • Harry Jones
    Orvolle

  • Bridget McConnell
    Madame Bougival