Quills

2000 · 124 min · ★ 7.2 / 10 · 753 votes

Drama

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

Geoffrey Rush · Kate Winslet · Joaquin Phoenix · Michael Caine · Billie Whitelaw · Patrick Malahide · Amelia Warner · Jane Menelaus · Stephen Moyer · Tony Pritchard

Director

Philip Kaufman