Quills(2000) -

: Finally, he uses his own feces to write across the very walls of his cell, turning his environment into a living manuscript. Thematic Significance of "Paper"

The film's most striking visual motif is the Marquis’s resourcefulness when his writing tools are stripped away by Dr. Royer-Collard and the Abbé du Coulmier. As he is denied traditional parchment and ink, his concept of "paper" evolves through stages of increasing desperation: Quills(2000)

: Initially, he uses sheets smuggled out by the laundress Madeleine . : Finally, he uses his own feces to