Quills

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.

• paris, france
• smuggling (contraband)
• asylum
• french revolution
• based on play or musical
• maid
• erotic novel
• 19th century
• erotic
• forbidden book