In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor. This historical drama examines how much controversy he could cause even under repressive circumstances.
4 June 1982, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
19 October 1992, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
28 October 1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 March 1933, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
6 December 1955, Lambeth, Central London, England, UK
27 March 1969, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, UK
27 February 1948, Liverpool, England, UK
4 July 1952, Heywood, Lancashire, England, UK
28 February 1976, Split, Croatia
6 July 1951, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
11 January 1971, Swansea, Wales, UK
6 August 1971, Bristol, England, UK
3 August 1970, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
6 June 1932, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
8 February 1976, Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK
21 August 1939, London, England, UK
2 June 1983, Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
18 June 1962, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
February 08, 2011
Kaufman's biopic of the notorious Marquis de Sade is sharply uneven, serious, poignant, trashy, sleazy and sensationslist, marred by over-the-top turn from Geoffrey Rush.
May 21, 2001
Quills, about the marquis de Sade, is a voluptuous impasto. Everything in it -- the colors, the locations, the people -- seems swirled with a mixture of decadence and grace.
December 22, 2000
More heavy-handed than memorable.
February 23, 2012
"Quills" is sensational in every sense of the word.
December 22, 2000
A marvelous, saucy romp.
April 01, 2003
You'll swear you can hear a throaty cackle of approval from the hereafter.
December 08, 2002
Kaufman and writer Doug Wright (adapting his own play) infuse the film with a decadent playfulness befitting a film about the Marquis.
June 25, 2004
While it is horrible and sordid, it's also witty, fast-paced and intriguing as it explores freedom of expression.
June 07, 2010
a conceptual piece about the nature of creativity and questions of art
May 31, 2002
É uma pena que o Oscar, ao contrário de outras premiações, não possua uma categoria de 'Melhor Elenco'.
June 24, 2006
It pokes at sexual taboos - it's pretty subversive, considering - but sexuality and creativity are indelibly linked, and its true subject is expression, repression and catharsis.
December 22, 2000
The material benefits from a top-rank cast that fleshes out what could seem merely an exercise in philosophy.
