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- 2002
- Empire Pictures Inc.
- 1 h 40 m
- 2002
- Empire Pictures Inc.
- 1 h 40 m
Summary Based on the novel by Serge Bramly, this film chronicles the later years of the infamous Marquis De Sade (Auteuil).
Directed By: Benoît Jacquot
Written By: Serge Bramly, Jacques Fieschi, Bernard Minoret
- 2002
- Empire Pictures Inc.
- 1 h 40 m
- 2002
- Empire Pictures Inc.
- 1 h 40 m
Sade
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Summary Based on the novel by Serge Bramly, this film chronicles the later years of the infamous Marquis De Sade (Auteuil).
Directed By: Benoît Jacquot
Written By: Serge Bramly, Jacques Fieschi, Bernard Minoret
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
63
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
35% Mixed
6 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
63
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
35% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
In its quiet, literate way, the film is almost as subversive as its central character.
Embellished but triumphant.
Auteuil gives a superior performance. While Rush played him as a buffoon, Auteuil gives the character the charm of an aristocratic savant.
In any case, this is the image of the marquis we would know had he been handled by a top publicity team.
If you're looking for thrills, you should know that you have to wade through a good seven-eighths of the movie before Sade does anything remotely disreputable, and even then it's a rather mechanical bit of business that would have been more effective (and more disturbing) if it had been handled with a bit of humor.
Although the movie adheres more closely to history than "Quills," it lacks dramatic punch and depth.
Achieves the near-impossible: It turns the Marquis de Sade into a dullard.
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Awards
Lumiere Awards, France
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 1 Nomination
Montréal World Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
