Regie:
Philip KaufmanCamera:
Rogier StoffersMuziek:
Stephen WarbeckActeurs:
Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia Warner, Stephen Moyer, Tony Pritchard, Michael Jenn (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Begin 19de eeuw. De beruchte Franse schrijver Markies de Sade is opgesloten in Charenton, een instelling voor krankzinnigen. Keizer Napoleon wil verhinderen dat de markies zijn aanstootgevende literatuur kan publiceren, maar die smokkelt zijn manuscripten naar buiten met de hulp van de jonge Madeleine LeClerc, een kamermeisje. Zodra de keizer ontdekt dat de markies nieuwe werken blijft uitgeven, schakelt hij de wrede dokter Royer-Collard in. (Netherlands Fox Film Corporation)
(meer)Recensie (2)
Quills is brilliant in its visual aspect and acting, but inconsistent in its content. Cynicism and provocation conflict with dramatic romance and the credibility of the relationships. Mixed feelings from a haphazardly mixed cocktail. The filmmakers apparently thought that this contradictory content would ensure that controversy would inevitiably arise around the film. Maybe they succeeded in that, but it didn’t make Quills any better.
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I was looking forward to a big acting clash between Geoffrey Rush and Michael Caine, yet, there is so little of Caine's character in Quills that there was no battle and the film became Rush's entitled exhibition. He's great - just like Kate Winslet. However, the rest of the film is quite awkward and even kind of boring towards the end, which surprised me.
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