Marquis (film)
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| - | '''''Marquis''''' is a [[1989 in film|1989]] French-language film, produced in [[Belgium]] and [[France]], based on the life and writings of the [[Marquis de Sade]]. All the actors wear animal masks, and their voices are dubbed. There are a few scenes involving [[clay animation]]. | + | '''''Marquis''''' is a [[1989 in film|1989]] [[Franco-Belgian]] film directed by [[Henri Xhonneux]], based on the life and writings of the [[Marquis de Sade]]. All the actors wear animal masks, and their voices are dubbed. There are a few scenes involving [[clay animation]]. |
| The tagline used in the US release was, "A bizarre tale of sex, lust, and the [[French Revolution]]." | The tagline used in the US release was, "A bizarre tale of sex, lust, and the [[French Revolution]]." | ||
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| - | Freely inspired by the internment of [[Marquis de Sade]] in the [[Bastille (Paris)|Bastille]], '''''Marquis''''', a film by [[Henri Xhonneux]] of [[1989]], of which the script and art direction were taken care of by [[Roland Topor]], it merrily mixes historical fact of the [[French Revolution]], and philosophical ruminations of human nature confronted with its basic instincts. | + | Freely inspired by the internment of [[Marquis de Sade]] in the [[Bastille (Paris)|Bastille]], of which the script and art direction were taken care of by [[Roland Topor]], it merrily mixes historical fact of the [[French Revolution]], and philosophical ruminations of human nature confronted with its basic instincts. |
| A mix of real life action and [[animation]], the film bathes in an fantasmatic atmosphere where Sade's [[sadism]] are toned down by humour. | A mix of real life action and [[animation]], the film bathes in an fantasmatic atmosphere where Sade's [[sadism]] are toned down by humour. | ||
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Marquis is a 1989 Franco-Belgian film directed by Henri Xhonneux, based on the life and writings of the Marquis de Sade. All the actors wear animal masks, and their voices are dubbed. There are a few scenes involving clay animation.
The tagline used in the US release was, "A bizarre tale of sex, lust, and the French Revolution."
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Plot
Freely inspired by the internment of Marquis de Sade in the Bastille, of which the script and art direction were taken care of by Roland Topor, it merrily mixes historical fact of the French Revolution, and philosophical ruminations of human nature confronted with its basic instincts.
A mix of real life action and animation, the film bathes in an fantasmatic atmosphere where Sade's sadism are toned down by humour.
Talking body parts trope
Marquis features extensive conversations of Sade talking to his genitals (and the genitals talking back to him), other fictions which employ the trope of the talking body parts are Naked Lunch (1959) by William S. Burroughs and the The Indiscreet Jewels (1748) by Denis Diderot.
Summary
In pre-revolutionary France, the canine Marquis de Sade sits in jail working on his writing and having conversations with his penis (which has a face and is named Colin). When Colin is not whining about his need for stimulation and his particular interest in the rat-like bisexual jailer Ambert and espousing his impulsive philosophies, he is criticizing the Marquis' work (some of which is illustrated via clay animation). The Marquis is imprisoned for allegedly raping and impregnating the bovine Justine; the camel-headed priest Don Pompero and the cocky Gaetan De Preaubois try to keep secret the fact that Justine's rapist was actually the King of France. Meanwhile, the revolutionaries prepare to stage a coup and depose the king.
Voices
| Character | Voice of: |
|---|---|
| Marquis de Sade | François Marthouret |
| Colin | Valérie Kling |
| Ambert | Michel Robin |
| Justine | Isabelle Wolfe |
| Don Pompero | Vicky Messica |
| Gaetan De Preaubois | René Lebrun |
