Synopsis : Adapted by Doug Wright from his Obie-winning play, Quills is a freewheeling interpretation of the marquis’ final years, when he was imprisoned at Charenton for publishing his obscene novels. A dissolute aristocrat and spoiled genius, Sade (Geoffrey Rush) is something like a celebrity within the asylum, even enjoying a two-room cell fitted out with comfortable furniture and a library. This generosity is mainly due to Charenton’s director, the liberal Abbé Coumier (Joaquin Phoenix), who time and again reaches out to the writer by appealing to his faith or reason. The unacknowledged wild card in the two men’s ongoing debate is their shared lust for Madeleine (Kate Winslet), the young laundress who spirits Sade’s manuscripts out of the asylum. When Sade’s novel Justine appears in Paris, it creates a social shock-wave that ripples all the way up to Napoleon, and the emperor dispatches Dr. Royer-Collard (Michael Caine) to take control of the asylum and silence the troublesome voice. (taken from culturevulture.net)

Amelia's Role : Amelia plays Dr. Royer-Collard's bride Simone. Taken from the nunnery to live with the doctor, Simone starts out as a seemingly innocent young girl but secretly yearns for more excitement. After sneaking out and obtaining a copy of the Marquis' book she seduces a workman at the house in a sly, comic turn. Excellent stuff!

Cast : Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia Warner. For full cast list please go here.

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