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Plot. In Paris, during the Reign of Terror, the incarcerated Marquis de Sade pens a story about Mademoiselle Renard, a young aristocrat who meets him. Years later, the Marquis is confined to the asylum for the insane at Charenton, overseen by the Abbé du Coulmier.
Quills: Directed by Philip Kaufman. With Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine. In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
- (57K)
- Biography, Drama
- Philip Kaufman
- 2000-12-15
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.
- (126)
- Philip Kaufman
- R
- Geoffrey Rush
4 days ago · Find out how and where to watch "Quills" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.
- (364)
- Philip Kaufman
- 18
- 18
A human being comes along who questions all the basic assumptions of society.
Sep 24, 2023 · Sep 24. Philip Kaufman’s “Quills” is a sweeping canvas painted with the vivid strokes of creativity, rebellion, and the relentless pursuit of artistic expression. At its heart lies Geoffrey...
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The infamous writer, the Marquis de Sade of eighteenth 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.