| Quills Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4) |
| Directed by Philip Kaufman. Screenplay by Doug Wright, based on his play.
Starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix. Running time: 124
minutes. Rated R for graphic sexual content and explicit nudity by the
MFCB. Reviewed on August 28th, 2001. more |
| Quills Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| QUILLS (director: Philip Kaufman; screenwriter: Doug Wright, based
upon his play; cinematographer: Rogier Stoffers; editor: Peter Boyle;
cast: Geoffrey Rush (Marquis de Sade), Kate Winslet (Madeleine),
Joaquin Phoenix (Abbe Coulmier), Michael Caine...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Ron Small |
| Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie
Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia Warner, Jane Menelaus, Stephan Moyer, Tony
Pritchard, Michael Jenn more |
| Quills Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Perhaps it was because I grew up in two countries in which the primary
language was not English, but I had no idea what a "quill" was before I saw
this film. It turns out that it's just another word for that feathery thing
that folks used to write with...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| QUILLS
(Fox Searchlight)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine.
Screenplay: Doug Wright, based on his play.
Producers: Julia Chasman, Peter Kaufman and Nick Wechsler.
Director: Philip Kaufman.
MPAA Rating: R (nudity,...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: More enjoyable as a simple
exercise in Grand Guignol than for the
unoriginal theme, this is a rather cliched story
of a rebel blamed for society's ills when it is
really the establishment...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| "It's not even a proper novel," Father Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix)
complains to the Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) about his book,
"Justine." "It's an encyclopedia of perversion!" The priest is the
head of the mental institution in which the Marquis...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Jeremiah Kipp |
| QUILLS
A film review by Jeremiah Kipp
Copyright 2000 filmcritic.com
filmcritic.com more |
| Quills Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| The thought that most immediately comes to mind with the mention of the
Marquis de Sade is that of sex--not just any sex, but the kinkiest acts
of fornication imaginable. Yet Philip Kaufman's provocative account of
the infamous 19th Century French...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Robin Clifford |
| During the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, the infamous Marquis
de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) narrowly avoided an appointment with Madame
Guillotine. Instead of losing his head, the randy aristocrat was given over
to the care of Abbe Coulmier...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| An aristocrat during the French Revolution who spent over half his life in
prison, the Marquis de Sade, whose actions and literary works resulted in
the coining of the word 'sadism,' has been praised by some as a genius and
vilified by others as a...more |
| Quills Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Fox Searchlight Films
Director: Philip Kaufman
Writer: Doug Wright (play & screenplay)
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix,
Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia
Warner, Jane Menelaus,...more |
