Quills

A portrait of the notorious erotic writer's last days in Charenton asylum.

Quills is not without humor in its telling of the horrendous last years of de Sade's life.

Part literary Lecter, part hyper-intelligent Finbar Saunders, the Marquis perfectly illustrates the battle of censorship versus free speech.

Rush is thoroughly delightful as the Marquis, who smirks and leers with unrepentant glee and retains a bizarre dignity in extremis.

...[Rush] nails the combustible mixture of monster and intellectual rebel that makes the character such a fascinating counterculture icon.