Quills
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Writer: Doug Wright
- Producer: Julia Chasman; Mark Huffam
CGiii Comment
Terrible title...
But, a banquet of premier division acting.
Opulent and bleak, Kaufman re-creates the insanity and hypocrisy perfectly.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The infamous writer, the Marquis de Sade of 18th Century France, is imprisoned at Charenton Insane Asylum for unmentionable activities. He manages to befriend the young Abbé 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. The emperor Napoleon contemplates sending Dr. Royer-Collard to oversee the asylum, a man famed for his torturous punishments. It could mean the end of Charenton and possibly the Marquis himself.
Cast & Characters
Geoffrey Rush as The Marquis de Sade;
Kate Winslet as Madeleine 'Maddy' LeClerc;
Joaquin Phoenix as The Abbe du Coulmier;
Michael Caine as Dr. Royer-Collard;
Billie Whitelaw as Madame LeClerc;
Patrick Malahide as Delbené;
Amelia Warner as Simone;
Jane Menelaus as Renee Pelagie;
Stephen Moyer as Prouix, the Architect;
Tony Pritchard as Valcour;
Michael Jenn as Cleante;
Danny Babington as Pitou;
George Yiasoumi as Dauphin;
Stephen Marcus as Bouchon;
Elizabeth Berrington as Charlotte