Quills - Macht der Besessenheit (2000)

one such dangerous maverick was undoubtedly the Marquis de Sade. Sade was so scandalous he continues to shock us in the 21st century. His legacy continues to raise the debate about just what to do with those who gleefully explore the most sinister taboos. QUILLS boldly enters the debate by imagining the final days of the Marquis de Sade as a blistering black comedy thriller, a battle between lust and love and between the brutality ofcensorship and the unpredictable consequences of free expression. Featuring a cast that includes Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush, Oscar nominee Kate Winslet, rising star Joaquin Phoenix, and Academy Award winner Michael Caine, QUILLS playfully turns Sade's story into a sexy, sinister and shattering tale he himself might have written.