:09:01
"As he loosened his manhood
from beneath his robes,
:09:05
"the bishop muttered
a Latin prayer...
:09:08
"and then,
with a mighty thrust,
:09:10
drove it
into her very entrails."
:09:16
The novel's lewd subject matter
and its overripe style...
:09:20
reveal it to be the work
of the Marquis de Sade.
:09:23
He composes his prose
from inside a madhouse.
:09:26
Enough !
Seize every copy !
:09:30
We'll torch them all on
the palace lawn in full public view !
:09:37
As for the author, shoot him.
:09:45
A note of caution, Sire.
:09:47
We all remember what happened
to Robespierre, Danton.
:09:52
Put the marquis to death and history
might even regard you as a despot.
:09:57
But I am history.
:09:59
Of course, Your Majesty.
:10:02
Nevertheless,
cure the Marquis de Sade,
:10:06
succeed where countless...
:10:08
physicians and priests
have failed-
:10:12
No one can fault Napoleon...
:10:15
for bringing a man
to his senses.
:10:19
Might I suggest...
:10:21
an appraisal
at the asylum of Charenton ?
:10:24
A rather notorious inmate
in her care.
:10:27
I have the perfect
candidate for the job:
:10:29
Dr. Royer-Collard,
:10:32
a distinguished alienist
who's a staunchly moral man...
:10:36
of impeccable character...
:10:38
and iron resolve.
:10:50
- My colleagues have
called me old-fashioned.
:10:53
- Even barbaric.