March 6, 2003
Tom Sime, Dallas Morning News
Daniel Auteuil,
Marianne Denicourt,
Jeanne Balibar,
Gregoire Colin,
Jean-Pierre Cassel
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Daniel Auteuil stars as the infamous Marquis de Sade, who at the beginning of Sade, is serving a sentence in Paris' grim Saint Lazarde prison. The year is 1794, and Sade is being persecuted for his st... read more
Directed by: Benoît Jacquot, Daniel Auteuil, Gregoire Colin, Isild Le Besco, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jeanne Balibar, Marianne Denicourt, Philippe Duquesne, Sylvie Testud, Vincent Branchet
Release Date: November 17, 2000
DVD Release Date: December 9, 2003
Stats: 47 reviews
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August 30, 2002
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
It's a rosy coming-of-age romp that refuses to see the horror even in the severed heads from the guillotine. Full Review
August 29, 2002
Loren King, Chicago Tribune
This Sade is hardly a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama. He's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery, and the film seems as deflated as he does. Full Review
August 9, 2002
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
If you're looking for a smart, nuanced look at de Sade and what might have happened at Picpus, Sade is your film. Full Review
June 7, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Lacks dramatic punch and depth.
June 7, 2002
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
There has always been something likable about the Marquis de Sade.
May 3, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The movie is as far as you can get from racy, to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain; it has a dull, costumey feel. Full Review
May 3, 2002
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Sade achieves the near-impossible: It turns the Marquis de Sade into a dullard. Full Review
April 26, 2002
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Director of photography Benoit Delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors, and the costumes and sets are grand.
April 26, 2002
Stephen Holden, New York Times
In its quiet, literate way, the film is almost as subversive as its central character. Full Review
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