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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Sex Movies, Violence Videos, Writers, Sadomasochism (S&M) | | Starring | Michael Caine, Geoffrey Rush, Joaquin Phoenix, Kate Winslet, Patrick Malahide, Stephen Moyer, Amelia Warner, Billie Whitelaw | | Director | Philip Kaufman | | Co-Producer | Mark Huffam | | Composer | Stephen Warbeck | | Costume Designer | Jacqueline West | | Director of Photography | Rogier Stoffers | | Editor | Peter Boyle | | Producer | Julia Chasman, Nick Wechsler, Peter Kaufman | | Production Designer | Martin Childs | | Screenwriter | Doug Wright |
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush gives a tour-de-force performance as history's most infamous sexual adventurer, the Marquis de Sade. A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid (Kate Winslet) smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest (Joaquin Phoenix). The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor (Michael Caine) tries to put an end to the fun, inadvertently stoking the excitement to a fever pitch. Based on the award-winning play by Doug Wright, this erotic and fantastical drama reconstructs the unknown fate of the Marquis de Sade, the writer and sexual deviant who was imprisoned in Charenton Asylum for the last 10 years of his life. QUILLS is a Gothic period piece from director Philip Kaufman that details the fall of the French Revolution and the subsequent imprisonment of the fallen aristocrat, a notorious free thinker who lived to write with an outstanding creative spirit and provocative sexual appetite. In the film, the Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) befriends the liberal director of the asylum, Abbe Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix), and both share affections with the asylum laundress, Madeleine (Kate Winslet). Madeleine is a nubile but virginal young woman profoundly attracted to the mental prowess of the clever and wickedly defiant inmate who willingly smuggles his banished texts out of the asylum. But, when Napoleon reads JUSTINE, one of Sade's anonymous texts, he sends in Dr. Royer-Collard (Michael Caine), a cruel and moralistic man, to "cure" the Marquis of his supposed madness. However, the battle between the moralistic doctor and Sade only provokes the prisoner's rebellious spirit, resulting in a horrifying tragedy. QUILLS is a deliriously beautiful film that captures the free spirit of the imagination and the powers of undaunted artistic expression. Geoffrey Rush is a marvel as the profane and ingenious writer, strutting and flourishing about his erotically charged cell with awe-inspiring passion and greatness. Theatrical release: November 22, 2000.
Doug Wright's play won an Obie Award.
The Marquis de Sade's written works remained banned in France until the mid-1960s.
The real Abbe Coulmier was a four-foot-tall hunchback.
The Marquis de Sade was the originator of the term "sadist": one who receives sexual satisfaction from the infliction of pain on others.
The Marquis de Sade died in the Charenton Asylum in 1814.
Michael Caine told the New York Daily News in January 2001, "It looks serious onscreen, but the more serious the subject, the more funny it is on the set. When things are too bizarre to contemplate as a human being, you have to deal with it with a sense of humor."
The National Board of Review named QUILLS the best film of 2000.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association nominated QUILLS for Best Picture.
Peter Clinton of cnn.com named QUILLS one of the 10 best films of 2000.
Geoffrey Rush received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture--Drama.
The Florida Film Critics Circle and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society named Geoffrey Rush Best Actor for his stellar performance in QUILLS.
Doug Wright was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay--Motion Picture.
The San Diego Film Critics Society's Best Body of Work award for 2000 went to Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR, QUILLS, THE YARDS).
Joaquin Phoenix was named Best Supporting Actor by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review for his work in GLADIATOR, QUILLS, and THE YARDS. Quills Quotes/Excerpts: "If I wasn't such a bad woman on the page, I couldn't be such a good woman in life."--Madeleine (Kate Winslet) to Abbe Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix) Quills Reviews: "...Rush relishes his role....Winslet captures both the beauty and the spirit of the character..."
-- Annlee Ellingson, Box Office "...[Rush] runs with it. It's a brave, take-no-prisoners performance....Winslet manages to instill nice complexity...as does Phoenix..."
-- Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter "...Entertaining....Absorbing..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "[T]he film raises strong questions about literary freedom and the suppression of ideas."
-- Andy Webster, Premiere "Kaufman rewards our seduction by sauce and wit with a final act of nightmare farce."
-- Nick Hasted, Uncut "...Funny, engrossing and unpredictable....Rush gives a towering portrayal of one of the most infamous men in history..."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...Geoffrey Rush [plays] Sade as a gleeful voluptuary unfettered by either morality [or] sentimentality....Mr. Kaufman revels in the chaos....Ms. Winslet's shrewdness as an actress has never been better displayed than it is here..."
-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times Quills | List Price | $9.98 (You save $3.43) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2000 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3101  | | CD Universe Part number | 1669220 | | Catalog number | 2001662 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 08, 2001 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | For strong sexual content including dialogue, violence, and language. | | Running Time | 124 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
Quills Movie Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Quills
Jeffery Rush and Joaquin Phoenix are brillant ! A must see motion picture.
Submitted by roderick ("Fenton,MI, USA") 
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brilliant!
Perfectly crafted movie, starring Geoffrey Rush making a superb job as ever. I think that this dvd is not selling very well because of his actual price so it is a excellent deal! the movie is underrated by people maybe because it depicts an adaptation of the last times of the Marquis de Sade, the most irreverent, profane and sexually sick writer that history has ever met, but one of the best philosoher of all times even before Apollinaire, Nietzche and others. My advice....BUY IT!
Submitted by a reviewer (miami, FL, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A drama that brings forth humour and erotica and emotions
Amazing cast-performence and well directed. Kate Winslet, Geoffery Rush, J. Phoenix, Billie Whitelaw, Michael Caine and the rest others deliver a sattisfying and worthy performence. A film worth appreciating and looking forward to
Submitted by Ben (Scotland)
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MY FAVORITE MOVIE VERY INTERESTING IS SOMETHING THAT I EVER SEEN IN A MOVIE.SORRY BUT I CAN SPEAK ENGLISH JUST A LITLLE
Submitted by olivia_dirman (Craiova,ROMANIA)
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Absolutely outstanding
Never have I seen such a flawless performance of such flawed characters. This movie is captivating. Four different stories emerge from it's main Character the Marquis De Sade. Please don't let who the Marquis was keep you from watching this film. While you may not be able to identify with the wicked ways of the Marquis De Sade, perhaps you can relate to the innocent curiosity of Madelaine the laundress. Maybe it's the Abbe's struggle between his faith and desires that you can sympathize with. This one movie deals with every raw emotion known to man and you will not be dissapointed.
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Quills DVD Region 1
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Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Doug Wright - Screenwriter
Featurette:
1. "Marquis on the Marquee: A Discussion About the Screenplay Written by Doug Wright"
2. "Creating Charenton"
3. "Dressing the Part"
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Spanish Theatrical Trailer
3. TV Spots
4. Music Promo Spot
Interactive Features:
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Fact & Film: Historical and Production Information
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