This is the imagined story of the final days of the Marquis De Sade, the writer, rebel and sensualist who explored the darkest, even criminal, impulses of human passions and was proclaimed at once among the most devilish monsters and the freest spirits the world has known. Historical biographies tell us that in the Marquis' last decade, the man whose name was synonymous with sadistic lust fell in love, and that the maverick libertine who celebrated expression at all costs was almost silenced. Charenton soon erupts not only in a battle between doctor and patient, but between art and censorship, libido and inhibition, morality and brutality, passion and persecution. Quills is a look at the way cruelty plays out in many relationships. Sometimes it is seen as inappropriate.
Quills is a look at the way cruelty plays out in many relationships.
Sometimes it is seen as inappropriate. Quills has received a good deal of critical acclaim for both the performances and for the story. To be sure, Geoffrey Rush and the rest of the cast are marvelous. But the subject matter of the film is not for everyone. Many will be upset, offended or repelled by this look at de Sade and his views.