Quills 2000
“Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.”
What is Quills?
Quills is a film first released in 2000. Catalogued under Drama.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2000
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 124 minutes
- Release date
- Nov 22, 2000
- Studios
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners, Walrus & Associates
- Genres
- Drama
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Overview
Quills is a film first released in 2000. Catalogued under Drama. Produced and broadcast by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners, Walrus & Associates. Current status: Released.
Should you watch it?
“Imprisoned in an asylum, the Marquis de Sade fights to keep his forbidden writings circulating in France.”
- compelling clash between imagination and censorship
- explores themes of freedom of expression
- features repressive measures and institutional conflict
Watch it if you enjoy historical dramas about the clash between censorship and freedom of expression.
The film contains mature themes regarding censorship, power, and confinement in an early nineteenth-century asylum setting.
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When was the film released?
The film was released in the United States on November 22, 2000.
What genre is the film?
It is a historical drama film.
Who directed the film?
The film was directed by Philip Kaufman.
What is the setting of the film?
The film is set in early nineteenth-century France, primarily within an asylum where the Marquis de Sade is confined.
What is the central conflict of the story?
A clash unfolds between the Marquis de Sade's unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him.
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