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Quills | Year: 2000 Directed: - Philip Kaufman Actors/Actresses: - Geoffrey Rush - Kate Winslet - Joaquin Phoenix - Michael Caine The Maddening Marquis de Sade! Geoffrey Rush gives the performance of the year in "Quills", director Philip Kaufman's probing film into the questions of morality and censorship using the infamous French writer the Marquis de Sade (Rush). Rush doesn't play the Marquis, he IS the Marquis. The lecherous sneer when he is around women, the self-satisfied humming as he begins to write, the uncontrollable sobs in the midst of personal tragedy; watching Rush, one gets the feeling of watching de Sade, the man himself, not just the character. Kate Winslet is luminous as ever as Madeleine, the chambermaid who smuggles the Marquis' writings to a publisher. Her delight in his words, juxtaposed with her sweet innocence and purity, are a delicate balance that Winslet pulls off well. Contributing a remarkable performance is Joaquin Phoenix as the abbe who oversees the asylum to which de Sade has been committed. The conflicts of duty, faith, and love ever apparent in his eyes, Phoenix ("Gladiator") further demonstrates that he is an accomplished young actor on the rise. "Quills" is not a pleasant film. Over the course of two hours, we are privy to the destruction of a man by sources never made clear (himself, those determined to censor his pornography?), and it is both visually and psychologically graphic. Still, it is one that should be seen. Who's running the asylum? America's most "European" director, Philip Kaufman ("Incredible Lightness Of Being", "Henry & June") once again aims his lens at a literary, historical romance. The "romance" in "Quills" is not so much about literal love and sex, as it is with the IDEA of sexual fantasy and the freedom to imagine and express it. This is not an idea that translates easily to fil Buy Quills at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Quills Search with the Priority Search Engine on Quills This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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