Quills
Film2000124 min

Quills

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalbiographyslowheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"There are no bad words… only bad deeds."

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Geoffrey RushKate WinsletJoaquin PhoenixMichael CaineBillie Whitelaw

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2000
Runtime
124 min
Status
Released
Studio
Charenton Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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