This is a film, based on the Obie winning play, that explores the fine edge between freedom of expression and to what degree society can accept or reject that freedom when it runs counter to prevailing culture. It tells the tale of the notorious Marquis de Sade, famous French pornographer, but brilliant author, and his imprisonment at Charenton during the turn of the 19th century.

Sent by Napoleon to be "cured", he lived in comparative luxury, but was denied any way to continue to write. In this story, he has a relationship with a working class woman, and interacts with both a kindly Abbe, and a domineering doctor.

Jacqueline West, designer, researched extensively for the correct costumes of the period. Famed for her work as a fashion designer, she has many films to her credit. She is a graduate of UC Berkley in Romance languages, and continues to live and work in that area.

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