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Quills

2000

Philip Kaufman

Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine ...

6.8

7,753

Drama You are about to embark on a gothic tale of virtue and vice, of comedy and terror, of love and shocking erotica, of brutal censorship and, ultimately, the uncrushable spirit of the human imagination. Be forewarned. 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Kaufman finds a tone that remains more entertaining than depressing, more absorbing than alarming (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out 4)"	POS
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"The elegance of Mr. Kaufman's direction and his handling of the cast make for the kind of euphoric stylishness that has been missing from moviegoing for some time."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	Literate, erotic and spoiling to be heard, Quills offers the full-out exhilaration of watching artists work without a net."	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Morrison Empire	"An intelligent study of voyeurism, eroticism, rebellion and censorship, the film is driven by a dark, stinging wit and passionate performances (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"What begins promisingly ... quickly turns from wicked to insipid,"	NEU
United States	Jay Carr Boston Globe	"A witty yet fiery and, in the best sense, provocative play of ideas about freedom of expression."	POS
United States	Stephen Hunter The Washington Post	"'Quills' is profane, sacrilegious, pornographic, sadistic and Sade-istic, titillating and the most honorable movie of the year."	POS

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