Quills Movie (2000)
In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
The infamous writer, the Marquis de Sade of 18th 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. The 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 himself.
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Storyline
The infamous writer, the Marquis de Sade of 18th 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. The 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 himself.
Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:04 hours
- Genre: Biography, Drama
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Writer: Doug Wright (play), Doug Wright (screenplay)
- Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
- Language: English, Latin
- Country: UK, Germany, USA
- Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 41 nominations
- Production Company: 20th Century Fox
- Box Office: $4,284,664
- ASIN: B00003CXPV
- Year Released: 2000
- Release Date: Dec 24, 2000
- DVD Date: May 7, 2001
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