R (for strong sexual content including dialogue, violence and language)
Genre:
Drama
Release Date:
December 25, 2000
Running time:
124 minutes
Cast:
Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Jenn
Director:
Philip Kaufman
Producer:
Nick Wechsler, Julia Chasman, Peter Kaufman
Writer:
Doug Wright
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Description: Based on historical fact of the Napoleonic Era, the notorious Marquis de Sade continues to write about the pain of love and the love of pain while banished to a secluded Paris asylum. A young, idealistic priest endeavors to save his soul but instead is distracted by de Sade's luscious maid. The asylum director Dr. Royce-Collard vows to cure de Sade, by any means possible.
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