Sade

Name: Sade
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Crime
Released: April 26, 2002
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt

2002

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Empire Pictures Inc. | Release Date: April 26, 2002

Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt

Summary: Based on the novel by Serge Bramly, this film chronicles the later years of the infamous Marquis De Sade (Auteuil).

Director: Benoît Jacquot

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Crime

Runtime: 100 min

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Scott Tobias

In keeping with his concept that the mind and the body are inseparable, Sade builds to an extraordinarily powerful centerpiece when the two come together, fusing fear and desire, pleasure and pain, innocence and enlightenment. Read full review

Stephen Holden

In its quiet, literate way, the film is almost as subversive as its central character. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Auteuil gives a superior performance. While Rush played him as a buffoon, Auteuil gives the character the charm of an aristocratic savant. Read full review

Jack Mathews

In any case, this is the image of the marquis we would know had he been handled by a top publicity team. Read full review

Marta Barber

Is it about a moment in history and how the life of a sexual predator fits into that moment? Or is it just about a director's sexual fantasy? The answers are somewhat fuzzy. Read full review

Ken Fox

Interestingly, the real horror lies in the film's depiction of the era: The sight of guillotined bodies -- naked, headless and dumped under the shady trees of Picpus -- is truly shocking. Rarely has the horror of the Terror been so graphically and effectively evoked. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Achieves the near-impossible: It turns the Marquis de Sade into a dullard. Read full review

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