De Sade

Keir Dullea dives into a bevy of babes with an open wine bottle as the notorious Marquis de Sade in this low-budget debauch from American International Pictures -- purveyors of fine entertainment morsels for the connoisseur. The film takes place as an extended flashback after de Sade has escaped ...more

The Marquis De Sade (Keir Dullea) is the unwilling audience for a staged re-creation of key points from his life, courtesy of his sinister uncle, the Abbe (John Huston). The presentation, which may or may not be the product of the Marquis' feverish imagination, posits that his licentious proclivities are the end result of an abusive and loveless childhood. As narrow-minded as this interpretation may be, this X-rated production from American International Pictures at least offers some energy and ...more