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Actors: Kate Winslet, Geoffrey Rush, Joaquin Phoenix
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Quills |
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How much impact does society trully have on an individual? This is answered in Quills. Geoffrey Rush plays the Marquis de Sade, a true historical French pornographer who died in 1804 at the asylum Charenton. Rush is in love with Kate Winslet (Madeliene) who is a chambermaid. Joaquin Phoenix is a priest (Abbe de Coulmier) who is also in love with Winslet, despite his religious convictions.
The government sends in Dr. Royer-Collard (Michael Caine) to silence the Marquis who is publishing pornographic novels. Caine represents society as a cold, unforgiving entity.
Over the course of the story, Rush fights for freedom of press, while Phoenix strives to find who he trully is. The road to discovery is long with casualties.
This movie was beautifully made. It is for those who are not too pretentious to watch things of a pornographic nature and who enjoy a trully artistic and literary work.
--Cherish Bolton, Resident Scholar
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This is an extraordinarily fine film with brilliant acting, pacing, depiction of history. Since it is about the Marquis de Sade snf hid "early pornaography" it may not be the film for everyone, but if a detailed albeit lurid glance at one of history's more famous writers appeals to the viewer, this is an entertaining and disturbing film.
--Grady Harp, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Quills |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- seduction (yum!)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- necrophilia (sexing the dead!)
- sex with client/patient
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- wild
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
- Full Frontal
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 60%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- licking
- use of artificial tools
- orgies
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- seeing full frontal--women
- seeing full frontal--men
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- A huge amnt of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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