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      Quills

      R Released Dec 15, 2000 2h 3m Drama List
      75% 126 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score A fictional work that reconstructs the unknown fate of the Marquis de Sade, the writer and sexual deviant who was imprisoned in an insane asylum for the last 10 years of his life. The Marquis de Sade befriends the director of the asylum and shares affections with the asylum laundress. When a doctor is sent in to cure the Marquis of his supposed madness, the Marquis's rebellious character only grows stronger. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 06 Buy Now

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      Though hard to watch, this film's disturbing exploration of freedom of expression is both seductive and thought-provoking.

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      D A N I Ξ L Perturbing, hilarious, seductive. Great acting! It's simply an excellent film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/02/23 Full Review J K Underrated. We need a blu ray version as well!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review Thomas M The best filmmaking debut ever from Doug Wright! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/22 Full Review Audience Member Exceptional acting, particularly Geoffrey Rush populating a film that is literate, erotic, and yearning to be heard. The message is that we are all expressions of natures and to live most successfully we must understand that. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member It's more erotic than any erotic movies you've seen so far. The sadist in SM is so perverted that it originated from the word "Marquis of Sadi". Had he met a masochist, he would have enjoyed enormous erotic kinky sex. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review steve d Sometimes a tough watch but well worth it especially for Rush's scary performance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      David Ansen Newsweek A literate, playfully provocative defense of free speech at its most abominable, Philip Kaufman and Doug Wright's movie impudently positions the Marquis de Sade as the twisted spokesman for the creative spirit. Mar 6, 2018 Full Review Jeremy Gerard Variety "Quills" is sensational in every sense of the word. Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out It pokes at sexual taboos - it's pretty subversive, considering - but sexuality and creativity are indelibly linked, and its true subject is expression, repression and catharsis. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Kaufman's biopic of the notorious Marquis de Sade is sharply uneven, serious, poignant, trashy, sleazy and sensationslist, marred by over-the-top turn from Geoffrey Rush. Rated: C+ Feb 8, 2011 Full Review John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews a conceptual piece about the nature of creativity and questions of art Rated: B Jun 7, 2010 Full Review Hollywood.com Rated: 3/5 Nov 20, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A fictional work that reconstructs the unknown fate of the Marquis de Sade, the writer and sexual deviant who was imprisoned in an insane asylum for the last 10 years of his life. The Marquis de Sade befriends the director of the asylum and shares affections with the asylum laundress. When a doctor is sent in to cure the Marquis of his supposed madness, the Marquis's rebellious character only grows stronger.
      Director
      Philip Kaufman
      Producer
      Des McAnuff, Sandra Schulberg, Rudulf Wiesmeier
      Screenwriter
      Doug Wright, Doug Wright
      Distributor
      Fox
      Production Co
      Hollywood Partners, Fox Searchlight, Walrus & Associates, Industry Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Strong Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 15, 2000, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 25, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $7.1M
      Runtime
      2h 3m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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