is a heavily fictionalized retelling of the final days of the infamous French nobleman and writer, the Marquis de Sade.
: The story follows the Marquis (played by Geoffrey Rush) during his imprisonment in Charenton Asylum. Despite his incarceration, he continues to write provocative and scandalous stories, smuggling them out with the help of a young laundress named Madeleine (Kate Winslet). quills lk21