De Sade (film)

De Sade German title Das Ausschweifende Leben des Marquis De Sade is a 1969 AmericanGerman drama film starring Keir Dullea and Senta Berger. It is based on the life of Donatien Alphonse Franois, Marquis de Sade, named Louis Alphonse Donatien in the film.

The middleaged Marquis de Sade arrives at his ancestral estate of La Coste, having escaped incarceration. In the theater at the castle, he meets his uncle, the Abbe, who persuades him to stay to watch an entertainment that has been prepared for him. The play is a parody of the Marquis parents haggling with M. and Mme. Montreuil over the prospective marriage of their children, leading to a flashback in time to the actual negotiations.The young Louis flees the proposed marriage to Mlle. Rene de Montreuil, but returns and marries her under threat of imprisonment. Louis would prefer Renes younger sister Anne, finding Rene to be very frightened and cold to his charms. At an orgy with several young prostitutes, Louis begins to get very rough in his play and explains some of his philosophy to the women, leading to the first in a long series of imprisonments. ........

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