Rent Quills (2000)
3.6 of 5 from 109 ratings
1h 59min
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- Synopsis:
- The infamous writer Marquis de Sade of 18th Century France, shocked generation after generation with his highly charged erotic writings. Imprisoned from the world in an asylum, the prolific Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) crafts his tales of perversion with the help of a chambermaid, the beautiful and innocent Madeleine (Kate Winslet). When their relationship is discovered it results in a disturbing and provocative confrontation between one mans freedom of expression and the State's need for control.
- Actors:
- Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia Warner, Jane Menelaus, Stephen Moyer, Tony Pritchard, Michael Jenn, Danny Babington, George Antoni, Stephen Marcus, Elizabeth Berrington, Edward Tudor-Pole, Harry Jones, Bridget McConnell, Pauline McLynn, Rebecca Palmer
- Directors:
- Philip Kaufman
- Producers:
- Julia Chasman, Peter Kaufman, Nick Wechsler
- Writers:
- Doug Wright
- Others:
- Peter King, Jill Quertier, Martin Childs, Jacqueline West, Nuala Conway
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
