Sade (film)

Infobox Film
name = Sade


caption =
director = Benoît Jacquot
writer = Serge Bramly (novel),
Jacques Fieschi
starring = Daniel Auteuil,
Marianne Denicourt
producer = Patrick Godeau
distributor = Empire Pictures
budget =
released = 23 August 2000 (France)
runtime = 100 min
language = French
imdb_id = 0217019

"Sade" is a 2000 French film directed by Benoît Jacquot, adapted by Jacques Fieschi and Bernard Minoret from the novel "La terreur dans le boudoir" by Serge Bramly.

Plot

The fictional story takes place during the Reign of Terror in France and centers around the Marquis de Sade (played by Daniel Auteuil) who is imprisoned on a country estate with several other noble families, all awaiting an uncertain future. The marquis relives the adventures of his youth and befriends a young woman, Emilie de Lancris (played by Isild Le Besco), whom he instructs in the secrets of love. He also works to overcome the other inmates' resistance to his libertine philosophy.

External links

*imdb title|id=0217019|title=Sade