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In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.
2000 · Directed by Philip Kaufman · 124 min · Drama · 44 frames
Tagline
Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.
Crew
- Screenplay: Doug Wright
- Cinematography: Rogier Stoffers
- Edited by: Peter Boyle
- Music: Stephen Warbeck
- Production design: Martin Childs
- Produced by: Julia Chasman, Peter Kaufman, Nick Wechsler
Cast
- Geoffrey Rush as Marquis de Sade
- Kate Winslet as Madeleine LeClerc
- Joaquin Phoenix as 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
- Tony Pritchard as Valcour
Production
- Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners, Walrus & Associates, Hollywood Partners
- Budget: $13,500,000
- Box office: $17,989,227
- Themes: paris, france, smuggling (contraband), asylum, french revolution, based on play or musical, maid, erotic novel, 19th century, erotic, forbidden book
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