Quills 000 Movie More Httpsmvimsbinfo13986 Quills 000 Directed By Philip Kaufman And Based On Doug Wrights 1995 Obie Award Winning Play Is A Provocative Period Drama That Delves Into The Tension Between Creative Freedom Passion And Societal Repression Set In 18th Century France The Film Revolves Around The Infamous French Writer And Libertine The Marquis De Sade Who Is Imprisoned In The Charenton Asylum Portrayed By Geoffrey Rush The Marquis Is Depicted As A Man Whose Radical Thoughts And Unrestrained Passions Challenge The Moral Constraints Of The Time The Film Is A Bold Daring Exploration Of Art Sexuality And The Boundaries Between Genius And Madness At The Heart Of Quills Is The Complicated Relationship Between The Marquis De Sade And A Laundress Named Madeleine Kate Winslet Who Works At The Asylum Madeleine Curious And Nave Becomes The Object Of The Marquiss Attention And Is Drawn Into His World Of Forbidden Desires The Film Intertwines Their Relationship With The Struggles Of Dr Royer Collard Joaquin Phoenix The Asylums Physician Who Is Determined To Cure The Marquis Of His Perceived Madness By Controlling His Impulses As The Story Unfolds The Lines Between Right And Wrong Blur With The Characters Caught In A Struggle For Self Expression Love And Personal Freedom Against The Backdrop Of A Morally Restrictive Society - Page - 28