
SummaryBased 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
Sade
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
35% Mixed
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0% Negative
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80
In its quiet, literate way, the film is almost as subversive as its central character.
75
Embellished but triumphant.
75
Auteuil gives a superior performance. While Rush played him as a buffoon, Auteuil gives the character the charm of an aristocratic savant.
63
In any case, this is the image of the marquis we would know had he been handled by a top publicity team.
60
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.
60
Although the movie adheres more closely to history than "Quills," it lacks dramatic punch and depth.
42
Achieves the near-impossible: It turns the Marquis de Sade into a dullard.
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Production Company:
- Alicéléo
- TF1 Films Production
- Canal+
- Cofimage 11
- RIDICULOUS Pictures
Release Date:Apr 26, 2002
Duration:1 h 40 m
Tagline:He was a man ahead of his time. His ideas on love and sex shocked his generation
Awards
Lumiere Awards, France
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 1 Nomination
Montréal World Film Festival
• 1 Nomination




























