Justine (de Sade novel) graphic novel version by Guido Crepax. In 1973, the Japanese director Tatsumi Kumashiro filmed an adaptation of "Justine" as part of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series. The film was titled . In 1977, a film version of the novel, entitled "Cruel Passion", was released. "Justine" was also featured in the 2000 film "Quills" based on the life of the Marquis de Sade. Justine (de Sade novel) Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue (French: Justine, ou Les Malheurs de la Vertu) is a 1791 novel by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade. "Justine" is set just
Paris in the 18th century banks and bankers. The "Bourse", or Paris stock market, did not open until 24 September 1724 on "rue Vivienne", in the former "hôtel de Nevers", long after stock markets had existed in Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse and other cities. The "Banque de France" was not founded until 1800, long after the Bank of Amsterdam (1609), and the Bank of England (1694). Throughout the 18th century, the government was unable to pay its mounting debts. As Saint-Simon wrote, the taxpayers of France were obliged to pay for "a war badly begun and badly supported, the greed of a prime minister, of