“Quills”

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Imprisoned in a gothic asylum, the notorious Marquis De Sade still manages to peddle his best-selling tales to the outside world. But the introduction of tough new governor Michael Caine spells the end for De Sade’s wild reign., Stellar turns by Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine and Joaquin Phoenix spark this atmospheric biopic. Oscar nominee Rush plays the imprisoned Marquis de Sade, whose erotic manuscripts are smuggled to a publisher by an insane-asylum laundress (Winslet). Phoenix plays a sympathetic priest, while Caine is the doctor sent to “cure” the notorious writer. Billie Whitelaw., Oscar-nominated Geoffrey Rush stars in Philip Kaufman’s stunning drama as the Marquis de Sade, imprisoned in the Charenton Asylum for the Insane for his scandalous writings and behaviour. Tormented by the asylum’s doctor Royer-Collard and the priest the Abbé du Coulmier, he still manages to smuggle out pages of manuscript thanks to laundress Maddy LeClerc., An imprisoned Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) smuggles erotic manuscripts to a publisher in Phillip Kaufman’s dark and disturbing biopic. Michael Caine, Kate Winslet. The film is an adaptation of Doug Wright’s provocative, Obie-winning play., Oscar-nominated Geoffrey Rush stars as the Marquis de Sade, imprisoned in the Charenton Asylum for the Insane for his scandalous writings and behaviour. Tormented by the asylum’s doctor Royer-Collard and the priest the Abbé du Coulmier, he still manages to smuggle out pages of manuscript thanks to laundress Maddy LeClerc in Philip Kaufman’s stunning drama., The infamous writer, The Marquis de Sade of 18th Century France, is imprisoned for unmentionable activities at Charanton Insane Asylum. He manages to befriend the young Abbe de Coulmier, who runs the asylum, along with a beautiful laundress named Madeline. Things go terribly wrong when the Abbe finds out that the Marquis’ books are being secretly published., Oscar-nominated Geoffrey Rush stars as the Marquis de Sade, imprisoned in the Charenton Asylum for the Insane for his scandalous writings and behaviour. Tormented by the asylum’s doctor and the priest, he still manages to smuggle out pages of manuscript thanks to laundress Kate Winslet in Philip Kaufman’s stunning drama., Fact-based historical drama about the period when the infamous Marquis de Sade was incarcerated in a mental asylum at the end of the 18th century. The notorious French aristocrat tries to get his salacious writings published, despite the King having banned them, and resorts to persuading a beautiful maid to smuggle them out., The Marquis de Sade was a man who liked to stir up trouble, at a time when his native France was in a state of tremendous political turmoil, and this historical drama examines how much controversy he could cause even under repressive circumstances. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, the Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) manages to narrowly escape execution during the Reign of Terror, and instead is sentenced to the Charenton Asylum for the Insane. Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix), the priest who heads the asylum, is sympathetic to the political machinations that have put the Marquis in his care, and allows him not only to write what he pleases, but to stage theater pieces using the other patients as actors. Royer-Collard (Michael Caine), a tyrannical doctor overseeing the mental institutions of Napoleonic France, is as outraged as the emperor when he reads Justine, a scabrous volume the Marquis penned while an inmate at Charenton, and he demands that de Sade be stopped. But Royer-Collard soon learns that stopping the Marquis from writing is not so simple; when de Sade’s quills and ink are taken from him, he uses wine and even his own blood to write his stories. When these options are no longer available, he dictates his work with the help of Madeline (Kate Winslet), a laundry girl working at the asylum, who is fascinated by the notorious de Sade, though she declines his frequent requests to satisfy his notorious sexual appetites. Based on the play by Doug Wright (who also penned the screenplay), Quills was directed by Philip Kaufman, who previously documented the line between eroticism and literature in Henry and June and The Unbearable Lightness of Being., The Marquis de Sade fights a battle of wills with a tyrannical doctor in a Napoleonic era insane asylum. Geoffrey Rush and Kate Winslet star., The Marquis de Sade was a man who liked to stir up trouble, at a time when his native France was in a state of tremendous political turmoil, and this historical drama examines how much controversy he could cause even under repressive circumstances. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, the Marquis de Sade manages to narrowly escape execution during the Reign of Terror and instead is sentenced to the Charenton Asylum for the Insane.

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Q: Who are the main cast members in “Quills ” ?
A: The main cast includes Geoffrey Rush,Kate Winslet,Joaquin Phoenix,Michael Caine,Billie Whitelaw,Patrick Malahide,Amelia Warner,Jane Menelaus,Tony Pritchard,Stephen Moyer,Michael Jenn,Danny Babington,George Yiasoumi,Stephen Marcus,Elizabeth Berrington,Edward Tudor-Pole,Harry Jones,Bridget McConnel,Pauline McLynn,Rebecca Palmer,Toby Sawyer,Daniel Ainsleigh,Terry O’Neill,Diana Morrison,Carol Macready,Tom Ward,Richard Mulholland,Ron Cook,Julian Tait,Tessa Vale,Howard Lew Lewis,Andrew Dunford,Lisa Hammond,Matthew Fraser,Jamie Beddard,Doug Wright,Conor O’Sullivan,Peter Boyle,Nuala Conway,Andy Bradford,Jim Dowdall,Frank Eulner,Mark Raggett,Mark Huffam,Jacqueline West,Martin Childs,Des McAnuff,Nrinder Dhudwar,Steven Lawrence,Tim Field,Sandra Schulberg,Richard Hammatt,Stuart Brisdon,Rogier Stoffers,Rudulf Wiesmeier,Jill Quertier,Peter King,Rudolf Wiesmeier.

Q: When Did the “Quills” Released?
A: The Movie “Quills” originally aired on 2000-11-22 and released in the year of 2000.

Q: What Languages are available to watch “Quills” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.

Q: Where to watch “Quills” ?
A: “Quills” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.

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