Deliciously witty and delectably erotic, QUILLS delves into the sordid life of provocative writer Marquis de Sade (the man we can thank for the word "sadism").With heavy breathing over the opening credits, this historical fiction playfully romps through...read the complete Quills (2000) review at hybridmagazine.com
When most people of think of the evil depths that man can sink. One name is always on the list, the Marquis de Sade. He was so perverted, so evil and twisted that the word sadism was coined to describe his actions. There have been several films that have...read the complete Quills (2000) review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
With such a fiery subject, the Marquis De Sade, it would have been easy to make of Quills a voyeuristic, gratouitously shocking film, or on the contrary, a puritanical and condemning lampoon. Philip Kaufman (Unbearable Lightness of Being) avoids the trap...read the complete Quills (2000) review at Plume Noire