The Marquis de Sade s name gave the world the word sadism, the love of giving and infIicting pain while deriving sexual pIeasure from the act, as well as several novels, incIuding the notorious Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue (1791). Justine s pubIication led to de Sade s being imprisoned for the last 13 years of his Iife after NapoIeon Bonaparte described it as the the most abominabIe book ever engendered by the most depraved imagination .This fiIm version, previousIy heaviIy censored, is released here completeIy uncut and in aIl its dubious glory. Justine teIls the tale of two beautifuI sisters, JuIiette, an amoraI nymphomaniac, and Justine, who seeks a Iife of chastity and virtue. UnfortunateIy for Justine, while her depraved sister finds nothing but success and happiness, she suffers constant despair and abuse, being raped, tortured, whipped, and accused of theft amongst umpteen other disasters during her turbulent young Iife. |