Film · Drama
Quills (2000)
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.
- Director
- Philip Kaufman
- Writers
- Doug Wright, Marquis de Sade
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- November 22, 2000
Cast
Geoffrey RushMarquis de Sade
Kate WinsletMadeleine LeClerc
Joaquin PhoenixAbbe du Coulmier
Michael CaineDr. Royer-Collard
Billie WhitelawMadame LeClerc
Patrick MalahideDelbené
Amelia WarnerSimone
Jane MenelausRenee Pelagie
Stephen MoyerProuix
Tony PritchardValcour
Michael JennCleante
Danny BabingtonPitou
George AntoniDauphin
Stephen MarcusBouchon
Elizabeth BerringtonCharlotte
Edward Tudor-PoleFranval- Harry JonesOrvolle
- Bridget McConnellMadame Bougival
Pauline McLynnMademoiselle Clairwil
Rebecca PalmerMichette
