Quills
(2000)
Director:
Philip Kaufman
Writer:
Doug Wright, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Cast:
Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix
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.