USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting)

De Sade

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

De Sade -- The aging Marquis de Sade (Keir Dullea), in between bouts of prison and the insane asylum, returns to the decaying family mansion where he recalls significant events in his life. Instead of providing any insight into the relationships and misfortunes that formed his character, director Cy Enfield's kindergarten Freud lacks even a thread of intelligibility or coherence. Numerous orgy sequences and a leering depiction of sadism. (O) (R) ( 1969 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.