"Witty, seductive and deliciously sinister, Quills is a compelling portrait of the passionately obsessed and the dynamics of morality, freedom of expression and consequence. Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Henry & June) Directs from a script by Doug Wright."

"Banished to a secluded Paris asylum, the marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Ruch), whose groundbreaking works changed the language of sexuality and literature, continues to threaten the moral conservatism of Napoleon’s France by secretly smuggling out his spicy manuscripts with the help of the asylum’s most alluringly innocent member: the young maid Madeleine (Kate Winslet). The asylum’s young priest, Abbe de Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix), humanely tries to rehabilitate the Marquis’twisted soul while keeping Madeleine at a safe distance, both from the Marquis and himself. Through the endless days and nights at the asylum the two opposing men form a tentative relationship of mutual tolerance. But, neither is willing admit the one secret they have in common - their feelings for Madeleine."

"The three form an unlikely and dangerous love triangle that proves to be the ultimate test of the priest’s sanctity and the Marquis’ wrath. Keenly aware of human weakness, the Marquis prays on de Coulmier’s humanity and on Madeleine’s innocence. But the feisty young woman has her own reasons for defying orders, and de Coulmier’s faith is stronger than the Marquis imagined."

"As the Marquis’ popularity continues unabated in France, the brilliant and notorious Dr. Royer-Collard (Micheal Caine) is hired to "cure" the insatiable writer and to supervise de Coulmier. Royer-Collard and de Coulmier form an unfriendly alliance to stifle the irreverent Marquis’ work and improve the image of the asylum. But the Marquis cannot and will not be silenced, and Madeleine refuses to be controlled. The more Royer-Collard and de Coulmier try to censor, the higher the stakes become in this extraordinary battle of wills between young and old, innocence and malevolence that careens through the asylum’s haunting corridors." [extract in it's entirety from Fox Asia]

Buyables

Quills Region 1 DVD Release The DVD is available for pre-order, but will not be released until May 8th. It will be contained in a DVD snap case and will feature the following:

• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Theatrical trailer(s)
• 3 Featurettes:
  • "Marquis on Marquee"
  • "Creating Charenton"
  • "Dressing the Part"
• Commentary by Screenwriter Doug Wright
• Widescreen anamorphic format

Quills Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The CD is available now!! Get your copy today! You can listen to samples of several of the tracks. Gorgeous score, by the composer of the Shakespeare in Love soundtrack. You also can order it from Amazon.co.uk.

Quills by Doug Wright As of 10.26 this paperback script of Quills is on backorder, and ships in 3-5 weeks. It is the Obie winning play on which Quills is based. Doug Wright also participated in the adaption of the play to the screen. Quills is due to be released in the fall 2000. Customer thought: "It is a very graphic detailing of what can happen when you try to censor a artist, and what means this artist can take to get his point across."

Quills Items on Ebay You can find the press kits on here ocassionally, movie posters, pictures, autographs, etc.

Collectibles

Wallpapers: With exception of the first wallpaper, these are all in bmp format. To use them simply right-click to save them to your computer, put them where you have your other desktops, and then change your desktop properties to show them. I would suggest using a black background for all three. A special thank you goes to Ronny for the third, she runs the marvelous Sensational Kate.

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Trailer & Clip: These are available to download from the official site, and both seem to be all audiences okay. The Kiss clip is part of the film, and on the site has no rating. My feelings are it's okay, but maybe not for children under 13. Simply right-click the links to download the trailers to your computer.

Trailer  size: 5.19MB, running time: 2:28 minutes

FYI: The Quills trailer contains two songs. The first is from the William's Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack and the second is called Escape and is from the Plunkett and Macleane soundtrack. It was written by Craig Armstrong.

Kiss Clip  size: 2.42MB

Quotes from the Film

Madeline: How can we know who is good - and who is evil?
Abbe: All we can do is guard against our own corruption.

Marquis: Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated.

Madeline: He's a writer, not a madman.

Abbe: It's nothing but an encyclopedia of perversions. One man killed his wife after reading them.
Marquis: It's a fiction, not a moral treatise.

Abbe: Do you mean to take us all down with you?

Dr. Royer-Collard If you're going to martyr yourself Abbe, do it for God, not the chamber maid.

Madeline: Don't come any closer Abbe, God's watching.

Theatrical Release Dates

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