Quills (2000)
Coming Out at 22 November 2000 in theaters.
Biography, Drama
Quills is period film directed by Philip Kaufman and adapted from the Obie award-winning play by Doug Wright, who also wrote the original screenplay. Inspired by the life and work of the Marquis de Sade, Quills re-imagines the last years of the Marquis’s incarceration in the insane asylum at Charenton. It stars Geoffrey Rush as de Sade, Joaquin Phoenix as the Abbé du Coulmier, Michael Caine as Dr. Royer-Collard, and Kate Winslet as laundress Madeleine “Maddie” LeClerc.
Well-received by critics, Quills garnered numerous accolades for Rush, including nominations for an Oscar, BAFTA and a Golden Globe. The film was a modest art house success, averaging $27,709 per screen its debut weekend, and eventually grossing $17,989,277 internationally. Cited by historians as factually inaccurate, Quills filmmakers and writers said they were not making a biography of de Sade, but exploring issues such as censorship, pornography, sex, art, mental illness, and religion. It was released with an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America and an 18 rating from the British Board of Film Classification due to “strong horror, violence, sex, sexual violence, and nudity”.
Director: Philip Kaufman
Writers: Doug Wright (play), Doug Wright
Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia Warner
Cast:
| Geoffrey Rush | … | The Marquis de Sade |
| Kate Winslet | … | Madeleine |
| Joaquin Phoenix | … | Coulmier |
| Michael Caine | … | Royer-Collard |
| Billie Whitelaw | … | Madame LeClerc |
| Patrick Malahide | … | Delbené |
| Amelia Warner | … | Simone |
| Jane Menelaus | … | Renee Pelagie |
| Stephen Moyer | … | Prouix |
| Tony Pritchard | … | Valcour |
| Michael Jenn | … | Cleante |
| Danny Babington | … | Pitou |
| George Antoni | … | Dauphin |
| Stephen Marcus | … | Bouchon |
| Elizabeth Berrington | … | Charlotte |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | … | Franval |
| Harry Jones | … | Orvolle |
| Bridget McConnell | … | Madame Bougival |
| Pauline McLynn | … | Mademoiselle Clairwill |
| Rebecca Palmer | … | Michette |
| Toby Sawyer | … | Louison |
| Daniel Ainsleigh | … | Guerin |
| Alex Avery | … | Abbe du Maupas |
| Terry O’Neill | … | Gaillon |
| Diana Morrison | … | Mademoiselle Renard |
| Carol MacReady | … | Sister Noirceuil |
| Tom Ward | … | The Horseman |
| Richard Mulholland | … | Fop |
| Ron Cook | … | Napoleon |
| Jules Tait | … | Pawnbroker |
| Deborah Vale | … | Sister Rose Fatima |
| Tessa Vale | … | Sister Flavie |
| Howard Lew Lewis | … | First Vendor |
| Andrew Dunford | … | Second Vendor |
| Lisa Hammond | … | Prostitute |
| Mathew Fraser | … | Lunatic Band Member |
| Jamie Beddard | … | Lunatic at Play |
| Ivana Basic | … | Lunatic |
| Royston Munt | … | Footman |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia