Quills (2000)
Rating: 7.2/10
Duration: 124 min
Year: 2000
Genres: Drama
Director(s): Philip Kaufman
Description:
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.
Cast
- Stephen Moyer as Prouix
- Elizabeth Berrington as Charlotte
- Kate Winslet as Madeleine LeClerc
- Joaquin Phoenix as Abbe du Coulmier
- Michael Caine as Dr. Royer-Collard
- Geoffrey Rush as Marquis de Sade
- Billie Whitelaw as Madame LeClerc
- Patrick Malahide as Delbené
- Amelia Warner as Simone
- Jane Menelaus as Renee Pelagie
- Tony Pritchard as Valcour
- Michael Jenn as Cleante
- Danny Babington as Pitou
- George Antoni as Dauphin
- Stephen Marcus as Bouchon
