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Quills (2000) -- In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Doug Wright (play)
Doug Wright (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 December 2000 (USA) more
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Tagline:
There are no bad words... only bad deeds. more
Plot:
In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 33 nominations more
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Oh Father.
 (From FilmExperience. 12 November 2009, 11:54 AM, PST)

Tremont's Convergence-continuum Presents Ouroboros: The Reversable Play, Opens 11/13
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 6 November 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)

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Interesting... more (295 total)

Cast

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Geoffrey Rush ... The Marquis de Sade

Kate Winslet ... Madeleine 'Maddy' LeClerc

Joaquin Phoenix ... The Abbe du Coulmier

Michael Caine ... Dr. Royer-Collard
Billie Whitelaw ... Madame LeClerc

Patrick Malahide ... Delbené

Amelia Warner ... Simone
Jane Menelaus ... Renee Pelagie

Stephen Moyer ... Prouix, the Architect
Tony Pritchard ... Valcour
Michael Jenn ... Cleante
Danny Babington ... Pitou
George Yiasoumi ... Dauphin

Stephen Marcus ... Bouchon
Elizabeth Berrington ... Charlotte
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Also Known As:
Quills - Macht der Besessenheit (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, violence and language.
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124 min
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The teal blue goddess gown Pauline McLynn (Mademoiselle Clairwill) wears to see the play is the same costume Juliet Stevenson (Mrs. Elton) wears to dinner at Hartfield in Emma (1996). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Madeleine is putting on her dress after getting her wounds clean, she slips her arm into the sleeve twice. more
Quotes:
Coulmier: Listen to me Abbe and listen well. I've stared into the face of evil and I've lived to tell the tale and now, I beg you, for your sake, let me write it down. more
Movie Connections:
References The Bad Seed (1956) more
Soundtrack:
Au clair de la lune more

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51 out of 57 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting..., 16 April 2005
9/10
Author: Nadia from Sydney, Australia.

This was a good movie, but I thought it had somewhat of an unsatisfsying ending (well, to me anyway). Sad too. It moves nicely, though and you don't want to be interrupted. It can get rather graphic at times, but that's mainly because of the subject material, I guess. Geoffrey Rush is brilliant.He has a real knack for bringing strange and twisted characters to life. Michael Caine is doing his usual job of being superb as well. Every new role Kate Winslet performs is different from the previous and she excels every time. She expresses emotion very well. And my goodness, Joaquin Phoenix. I wouldn't say that I was ever a *fan* of his, but damn, now I am. If there was ever a performance that just made me melt, this was it. The restrained emotions and frustration of unfulfilled desires of his character were just performed brilliantly. This guy's an amazing actor.

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