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Quills (2000)

R · 2000-11-22 · 2h 4m · EN
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Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.

A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun.

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Philip KaufmanDirector
Budget
$13.5M
Box office
$7.1M

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Geoffrey RushGeoffrey RushMarquis de SadeKate WinsletKate WinsletMadeleine LeClercJoaquin PhoenixJoaquin PhoenixAbbe du CoulmierMichael CaineMichael CaineDr. Royer-CollardBillie WhitelawBillie WhitelawMadame LeClercPatrick MalahidePatrick MalahideDelbenéAmelia WarnerAmelia WarnerSimoneJane MenelausJane MenelausRenee PelagieStephen MoyerStephen MoyerProuixTony PritchardTony PritchardValcourMichael JennMichael JennCleanteDanny BabingtonDanny BabingtonPitou

Keywords

19th centuryParis, franceAsylumBased on play or musicalMaidSmugglingFrench revolutionMarquis de sadeSmuggling (contraband)

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinity19th Century · Paris France · AsylumDialogue densityDramaDirector preference52796Actor preference37585 · 22402 · 524Country preferenceDe

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Frequently asked questions about Quills

What is Quills about?

A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun.

How long is Quills?

Quills has a runtime of 124 minutes.