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Where was Quills filmed?

2000 film, directed by Philip Kaufman.

  • Pinewood Studios

The story is set in France, about 334 miles (538 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
France; Charenton asylum
Filmed in
Pinewood Studios
Distance
About 334 miles (538 km) between France and the nearest filming location.
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About Quills

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Released
2000
Director
Philip Kaufman
Cast
Geoffrey RushKate WinsletJoaquin PhoenixMichael CaineBillie WhitelawAmelia WarnerJane MenelausStephen MoyerPatrick MalahideStephen Marcus
Genre
BiographicalDramaErotic ThrillerLgbtq-relatedRomance
Based on
Quills
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; National Board of Review Award for Best Film

In Paris, the incarcerated Marquis de Sade is confined to the asylum at Charenton, overseen by the Abbé du Coulmier.

The Abbé rejects Royer-Collard's offers of aggressive archaic "treatments" and speaks with the Marquis himself, who swears obedience.

Royer-Collard shuts down the public theater and demands that the Abbé do more to control the Marquis.

Famous lines from Quills

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Most assuredly.Marquis de Sade
  • Is it awfully violent?Madeleine LeClerc
  • Is it terribly erotic?Madeleine LeClerc
  • There I was taxed; it's true.Marquis de Sade
  • How can we know who is good and who is evil?Madeleine LeClerc

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