Quills

USA 2000, 119 minutes
Dir. Philip Kaufman
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Drama / Sex

Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine

Aroview: A sophisticated ‘bodice-ripper’ that details the twilight years of the Marquis De Sade in suitably heightened style, with Geoffrey Rush in his element as the impudent writer of erotic fiction in late 1700s France.

Fnding a way to distribute his illicit manuscripts from the imposed confinement of the church, he manipulates a naïve clergyman (Joaquin Phoenix) to fend off the indignant establishment (Michael Caine). Enjoyable as a baroque romp, but more rewarding as a literate treatise on issues of free speech and liberty, and the social 'responsibility' of artists.

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3 stars (Good Enough) A contentious portrait of Sade, who definitely was not the slightly naughty luvvie he is portrayed as here, but spirited entertainment. ~Pearce
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3 stars (Good Enough) Paris 1794 Marquis de Sade composes Justine in the unconvincingly clean Charenton Asylum, where inmates can have their own rooms. Perfectly cast, with Kate Winslet the innocent maid longing for indecencies. Lacks the depth of Marat/Sade 1967 ~Sandy