Sade

Director
Benoît Jacquot
Cast
Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt, Jeanne Balibar, Isild Le Besco
Date
2000
Duration
95 Minutes
Cert.
15

In 1794, after the French Revolution, Robespierre has imprisoned legendary fiend the Marquis de Sade in an old nunnery. Found to be immoral and not fit for society, the man who lends his name to what we now call "sadism" never ceases to pursue his right to express himself.  A teen-aged girl befriends him behind her parents back and Sade initiates her into sexual exploration and leads her to become an independent, sexually-liberated woman.   Great actor Daniel Auteuil delivers a superbly subversive performance as the inflammatory and enigmatic Sade in this treacherously seductive and passionate costume drama from revered filmmaker Benoît Jacquot (Villa Amalia).