In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 18 wins & 45 nominations total
George Antoni
- Dauphin
- (as George Yiasoumi)
Bridget McConnell
- Madame Bougival
- (as Bridget McConnel)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGeoffrey Rush's real-life wife, Jane Menelaus, played de Sade's wife.
- GoofsWhen guillotining someone, a wooden piece called a lunette is placed above the neck so the condemned can't move it. No lunette was used in the opening scene.
- Quotes
Marquis de Sade: Why should I love God? He strung up his only son like a side of veal. I shudder to think what he'd do to me.
- SoundtracksAu clair de la lune
Written by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Featured review
Finally a bio/drama that isn't pathetic.
Terrific photography, a great cast (only Phoenix is his usual talentless self), and bundles of great irony to be found in the story. The Church, religion, hypocrisy, and self-righteous morals get a well-deserved drubbing. As twisted and perverted as De Sade may have been, he was an intellectual (which isn't commonly known), and any intelligent person will take his side when seeing what kind of people acted against him. His comments about God and religion are particularly nasty and to the point.
More accessible than "Marat/Sade" but a lot heavier, both dramatically and in content. Forget "Justine" and De Sade's other perverted stuff; I suggest you read his "Conversation Between A Priest And A Dying Man".
More accessible than "Marat/Sade" but a lot heavier, both dramatically and in content. Forget "Justine" and De Sade's other perverted stuff; I suggest you read his "Conversation Between A Priest And A Dying Man".
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- Jan 8, 2007
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Пір'я маркіза де Сада
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,065,332
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $249,383
- Nov 26, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $17,989,227
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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