Quills
7,755
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 ... [+]
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"Kaufman finds a tone that remains more entertaining than depressing, more absorbing than alarming (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out 4)" | ||||
"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." | ||||
Literate, erotic and spoiling to be heard, Quills offers the full-out exhilaration of watching artists work without a net." | ||||
"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)" | ||||
"What begins promisingly ... quickly turns from wicked to insipid," | ||||
"A witty yet fiery and, in the best sense, provocative play of ideas about freedom of expression." | ||||
"'Quills' is profane, sacrilegious, pornographic, sadistic and Sade-istic, titillating and the most honorable movie of the year." |
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