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Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.

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.

Drama

Geoffrey Rush

(Marquis de Sade)

Kate Winslet

(Madeleine LeClerc)

Joaquin Phoenix

(Abbe du Coulmier)

Michael Caine

(Dr. Royer-Collard)

Billie Whitelaw

(Madame LeClerc)

Patrick Malahide

(Delbené)

Amelia Warner

(Simone)

Jane Menelaus

(Renee Pelagie)

Stephen Moyer

(Prouix)

Tony Pritchard

(Valcour)

Michael Jenn

(Cleante)

Danny Babington

(Pitou)

George Antoni

(Dauphin)

Stephen Marcus

(Bouchon)

Elizabeth Berrington

(Charlotte)

Edward Tudor-Pole

(Franval)

Harry Jones

(Orvolle)

Bridget McConnell

(Madame Bougival)

Pauline McLynn

(Mademoiselle Clairwil)

Rebecca Palmer

(Michette)

Toby Sawyer

(Louison)

Daniel Ainsleigh

(Guerin)

Alex Avery

(Abbe du Maupas)

Terry O'Neill

(Gaillon)

Diana Morrison

(Mademoiselle Renard)

Carol MacReady

(Sister Noirceuil)

Tom Ward

(The Horseman)

Richard Mulholland

(Fop)

Ron Cook

(Napoleon)

Julian Tait

(Pawnbroker)

Deborah Vale

(Sister Rose Fatima)

Tessa Vale

(Sister Flavie)

Howard Lew Lewis

(First Vendor)

Andrew Dunford

(Second Vendor)

Lisa Hammond

(Prostitute)

Mathew Fraser

(Lunatic Band Member)

Jamie Beddard

(Lunatic at Play)