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The Marquis de Sade: 10 Films Based On His Life and Literature

The Marquis de Sade was a French revolutionary politician, writer and philosopher who gifted the world with his libertine novels - Justine, Juliette and Philosophy in the Bedroom. He also produced the ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Quills’ Named Best Film by National Board of Review

The 2000 movie awards season officially commenced Wednesday with “Quills,” Fox Searchlight’s outrageous exploration of the life and philosophy of the notorious Marquis de Sade, being named best film ...
AV Club

Dark Prince: Marquis De Sade

The story of the Marquis De Sade has proven irresistible to generations of exploitation filmmakers. After all, the story of the legendary writer and sexual adventurer contains all the elements of ...
The Independent

Depraved: How the Marquis de Sade still reigns as the patron saint of sadomasochism on screen

Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade and Kate Winslet as laundress Madeleine ‘Maddie’ LeClerc in Philip Kaufman’s ‘Quills’ in 2000 (David Appleby/Fox ...
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The Marquis de Sade: 10 Films Based On His Life and Literature

Yes it's Franco again with more de Sadean hijinks. This time interpreting the novel Justine, Or The Misfortunes of Virtue. The Marquis de Sade himself makes an appearance in the film - played by Klaus ...