What is movies about marquis de sade?

There have been several movies made about Marquis de Sade, a French aristocrat and writer known for his erotic and often controversial literature. Some of them are:

  1. Quills (2000)- This movie stars Geoffrey Rush as Marquis de Sade and explores his time in a mental institution, where he continues to write his scandalous works.

  2. The Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)- This movie takes inspiration from de Sade's novel "Justine" and depicts the story of two sisters who are forced into prostitution and suffer various abuses.

  3. Marquis (1989)- This movie is a stop-motion animation film and presents the story of de Sade's life in a unique way.

  4. Love and Death on Long Island (1997)- This movie explores the obsession of an older man, played by John Hurt, with a young male actor who he sees as the embodiment of de Sade's persona.

  5. Marquis de Sade: Justine (1977)- This is another adaptation of de Sade's "Justine" and is notable for its sexually explicit content.

Overall, movies about Marquis de Sade tend to focus on his controversial writing and the scandalous elements of his personal life.