7.1 / 10
(694 votes)
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.
Germany,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Drama
124 minutes
2000
Philip Kaufman
Fox Searchlight Pictures,
Industry Entertainment Partners,
Walrus & Associates,
Hollywood Partners
$13,500,000
$17,989,227

1976
8.3

1933
5.9

2010
7.5

1910
5.0

2013
5.9

1935
5.5

1935
5.0

2021
6.9

2013
6.9

1977
4.8

1978
6.7

2014
6.2

1966
6.2

1982
4.3

1961
5.6

1897
4.4

1944
5.5

2000
4.5

1908
5.7

2007
0.0