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Plot: With bedroom eyes and the mischievous smirk of an insatiable roué, Geoffrey Rush is a perfect choice to play the Marquis de Sade in Quills, directed by Philip Kaufman and adapted by Doug...( read more read more... )

De Sade smuggles manuscripts out of Charenton with help from Madeleine (Kate Winslet), a virginal laundress who relishes de Sade's scandalous prose--a divine irony since she was taught to read by asylum abbé Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix), whose desire for Madeleine is suppressed by Catholic propriety. The delicate dynamic of this trio is shattered by the arrival of Royer-Collard (Michael Caine, appearing somewhat comatose), a righteous hypocrite appointed to silence de Sade once and for all. It's all very engrossing as a piece of theater (which it still is, despite Kaufman's elegant filming), and although Wright's literate dialogue limits de Sade to zesty ripostes and sneering perversity, Rush's intensity ensures that the marquis's plight is no laughing matter. Quills has a point, makes it without condescension, and knows the difference between madness and passion. --Jeff Shannon

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Recent Reviews

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    MCT:
    June 22, 2008
    Commodus? Barbosa? The new Alfred?? Damn it, there are some familiar actors in this puppy. Curtain up!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 21, 2008
    Excellent movie about passion; to write ... to create ...and explore the boundries of sexual expression...loved this movie
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 20, 2008
    The Marquis de Sade was without a doubt one of God's most villainous creatures...
    Geoffrey Rush is scandalously good giving such a luminous, gleeful and flamboyant performance...all the while portraying an otherwise depraved and reprehensible being...
    Although it's impossible to approve of him in the slightest, he makes us feel guilty for even watching the film, and evokes a certain measure of envy from us in that he lived taking all the chances, all the opportunites and reaping all the gifts and all the benefits that were laid bare to him...he achieved everything he possibly could...a feat we only wish we could achieve ourselves...
    And despite the fact that his achievement is as reprehensible as his very being, still does not entirely obscure the fact that his spirit was indomitable and his tenacity courageous...
    You know you've made your mark when a word--"sadism"--is named after you...
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 16, 2008
    I just watched it, and now I'm a official fan of Joaquin Phoenix, great performance! Movie is a little dark but good, it's perfect for the long summer nightes.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 12, 2008
    Movies dont get better than this. Suberp acting, intriguing story, clever plot, witty narrative and stunning direction.

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Philip Kaufman
  • Genres: Drama
  • Released: November 22, 2000
  • DVD Released: May 8, 2001

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