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In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients.In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients.In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Robert Langdon Lloyd
- Jacques Roux
- (as Robert Lloyd)
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- TriviaCharenton, the asylum depicted in the film, was established in 1645 and still exists and is still in use, although it is now called the Esquirol Hospital (l'Hôpital Esquirol), named for Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, a French psychiatrist who ran the hospital in the 19th Century.
- Quotes
Marquis de Sade: And what's the point of a revolution without general copulation?
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits - the play's title, stage credits and the actors appearing in the film - pop on the screen, one word at a time, until it is filled. The closing credits - the film's production staff - start off with a full screen of words, and they then pop off the screen, one word at a time, until it is completely empty...just as it was when the film began.
- Alternate versionsThe first VHS video release of the film, through Water Bearer Films, includes an expositional opening monologue over the opening titles on black.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Changing Stages (2000)
Featured review
As vital and contemporary today as when it was first performed.
You do not need to know the details of French history to enjoy (?) this most astonishing and confrontational movie. Remember that this is a cinematic version of a play, and that Director Peter Brooks never loses sight of the physical presence and power that his original stage version was renowned for. Unlike many cinematic treatments of stage drama, this film is essentially theatre - the camera in fact intensifies the claustrophobic setting and puts the viewer in the front row. The performances are uniformly excellent : the intensity and conviction of the cast in their roles is exceptional. This is an emotionally draining, bravura movie that once seen, can not be forgotten.
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- Apr 26, 2000
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- Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean-Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter der Anleitung des Herrn de Sade
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