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IMDb rating 7.2
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Critic Alan Morrison
rated 8

A portrait of the notorious erotic writer's last days in Charenton asylum.

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

Geoffrey Rush er (...) i topform i hovedrollen som den flamboyante marquis. Storskrydende, liderlig og samtidig lynende intelligent spiller han rollen helt ud i alle hjørner...

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Cast & Crew

Philip Kaufman
Director
Michael Caine
As Dr. Royer-Collard
Kate Winslet
As Madeleine LeClerc
Geoffrey Rush
As Marquis de Sade
Joaquin Phoenix
As Abbe du Coulmier
Patrick Malahide
As Delbené
Billie Whitelaw
As Madame LeClerc

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"Quills" is a tantalizing tale of passion and rebellion, set in a 19th-century French asylum. A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade, defies the conventions of his time by writing erotically charged stories that scandalize society. His beautiful laundry maid smuggles his manuscripts to a printer, spreading his salacious tales across France and igniting a sexual frenzy. As authorities try to silence him, the Marquis de Sade's unbridled spirit refuses to be tamed. Nominated for three Academy Awards, this seductive drama explores the power of words and the price of freedom.

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Quills was released in theaters on December 25, 2000.