A disturbing exploration of the darker side of our sexual natures
Quills review
By
Jean Atkins from Cumbria
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3rd January 2004
Set in the Napoleonic era, a few years after the terror of the French Revolution, the Marquis de Sade writes from a mental asylum. The contrast between his beautiful prose and the brutal,depraved nature of his writing is disturbing enough, but the determination of some people to help him publish his writings, and the insatiable appetite of the reading public for his books has frightening echoes in modern times. With an all star cast, and excellent direction, the movie retains its elegance while plumbing the depths of our darker nature. It's not uplifting, but it is worth seeing.
