Quills [DVD]

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Quills is a 2000 biographical drama directed by Philip Kaufman and written by Doug Wright. Set in early 19th-century France, the film stars Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade, a nobleman imprisoned in an asylum for his scandalous writings. While confined, his erotic manuscripts continue to circulate through France, smuggled out by a laundry maid and printed despite efforts by the asylum’s priest and a conservative doctor to suppress them. The film explores the tension between artistic freedom, sexual liberation, and institutional control as the Marquis’s provocative words ignite controversy across the nation.

This single-disc DVD release runs 124 minutes and carries an R rating from Fox Searchlight Pictures. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Amelia Warner, Billie Whitelaw, and Jacqueline West alongside Rush’s commanding lead performance. Grab this used copy and experience a provocative period drama at a fraction of retail cost.