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Quills (2000)

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Release Date: November 22, 2000 (Limited)
December 8, 2000
Genre: Drama, Suspense, Romance
Running Time: 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, violence and language.
Director: Philip Kaufman
Writer: Doug Wright
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Joaquin Phoenix

When infamous author Marquis de Sade is put in an insane asylum by his wife, he is also put into a match of wills against the doctor trying to break him. Even under the care of a Catholic priest, he continues to write his literature - basically pornography - and smuggle them out of the hospital via a laundrywoman. Read more

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Grade: C- The presence of sexual filth in Quills is not a part of the screenplay as much as it is merely a means to an end for the director to be able to show something entertaining on screen, and that is its downfall. Read the full movie review

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