Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.
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.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Geoffrey RushMarquis de Sade
- Kate WinsletMadeleine LeClerc
- Joaquin PhoenixAbbe du Coulmier
- Michael CaineDr. Royer-Collard
- Billie WhitelawMadame LeClerc
- Patrick MalahideDelbené
- Amelia WarnerSimone
- Jane MenelausRenee Pelagie
- Stephen MoyerProuix
- Tony PritchardValcour
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- Philip KaufmanDirector
- Doug WrightScreenplay
- Marquis de SadeNovel
- Rogier StoffersDirector of Photography
- Stephen WarbeckOriginal Music Composer
- Peter BoyleEditor
- Julia ChasmanProducer
- Peter KaufmanProducer
- Nick WechslerProducer
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