Madame de Sade

About the show

Across three periods of imprisonment, Renée de Sade tries to free her husband Alphonse despite his betrayals and her family’s opposition. Her mother exposes Renée’s own participation in his sadism, while her sister Anne urges escape; after reflecting on de Sade’s novel Justine, Renée rejects her former devotion and chooses a convent, refusing to see him when he returns.