Quills 2000

He strikes up a relationship with Madeleine "Maddy" LeClerc (Kate Winslet), a laundress who smuggles his writings out to be published. When the Emperor Napoleon discovers one of Sade’s books, he sends the cruel and moralistic Dr. Royer-Collard (Michael Caine) to the asylum to cure Sade, by force if necessary. What follows is a war of wills between the writer and the doctor, with the innocent Madeleine caught in the crossfire.

Quills is a "historical fantasia"—it takes liberties with history to serve its thematic goals. quills 2000

The irony? Quills itself was banned in several countries and hit with NC-17 threats. The movie became the very thing it was warning us about. He strikes up a relationship with Madeleine "Maddy"

Let’s be honest—this film is . There is nudity, simulated violence, and themes that would make a nun faint. But here’s the trick: the film is arguing that by trying to shield society from ugliness, you only create more of it. What follows is a war of wills between

Primarily shot at Pinewood Studios in the UK, where the asylum set was constructed. III. Key Cast & Characters Description Geoffrey Rush Marquis de Sade