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Wilde, 1997

Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave

Directed by: Brian Gilbert

Written by: Richard Ellmann

Language: English

Country: UK, Germany, Japan

Runtime: 118 min

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Rating:6.9

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The mood of Wilde is sincere, witty, and sentimental. The plot centers around the life of a writer, gays and lesbians, and ambition. It is a drama and period movie. In approach, Wilde is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is England. Wilde happens in the Victorian era. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story.

Summary of Wilde

Based on the best-selling biography by Richard Ellman, this unconventional biopic traces the brilliant, witty, and tragic life of Oscar Wilde from his rise to fame as a much-in-demand author and public speaker to his downfall and ultimate imprisonment for homosexuality. Irish-born and homosexual, Wilde (Stephen Fry, in a critically lauded performance) nevertheless takes a loving wife (Jennifer Ehle), with whom he has children. While married, he becomes aware of his true sexual identity after a chance encounter with an aggressive house guest. This leads to a very public affair with vain, rebellious young Lord Alfred Douglas (Jude Law), the son of the Marquess of Queensbury (Tom Wilkinson, IN THE BEDROOM). Despite an astoundingly successful writing career, Wilde's private life lands him in prison for "gross indecency," a synonym for homosexual behavior, which was illegal in England at the time.

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Language:	English
Country:	UK, Germany, Japan
Release date:	1 May 1998
Runtime:	118 min

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Stephen Fry

as Oscar Wilde

Jude Law

as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

Vanessa Redgrave

as Lady Speranza Wilde

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Having just returned from a trip to Ireland and learning a bit about Wilde, I added this movie to my queue, hoping to see something that would give me more insight into his life and work. Boy, was I disappointed by this movie. It only focused on... Read and rate it

29.October.2009
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by: Jenny
Jenny rated this movie0/10

Wilde

Oscar Wilde's life certainly was interesting, so it is justified to make a movie about it. I think that the result is not bad, but over emphasising the gayness, thus neglecting not less important elements: his writing for example. there's no one... Read and rate it

18.October.2008
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by: mishehu
mishehu rated this movie7/10Good

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