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. Thoughout the melodrama, the amazing performance of comic actor and author Stephen Fry, as Wilde, shines through. .. Read more
| Starring | Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle |
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| Director | Brian Gilbert |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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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. Thoughout the melodrama, the amazing performance of comic actor and author Stephen Fry, as Wilde, shines through. Also starring Vanessa Redgrave and Jude Law.
| Starring | Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Zoe Wanamaker, Ioan Gruffudd, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Lang, Zoë Wanamaker |
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| Director | Brian Gilbert |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: not available |
"...[An] effectively intimate portrait....Stephen Fry looks uncannily like Wilde and presents a mixture of superciliousness and vulnerability....[His] warmly sympathetic performance finds the gentleness beneath the wit..."
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Full of integrity and style
Anyone who wants to learn about the life and loves of Oscar Wilde could go no wrong with this film.
From Wilde's rampant promescurity through to ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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Enjoyable and insightful
I rather enjoyed this film and thought Stephen Fry fit the role of Wilde brilliantly, despite finding his acting rather awkward in some more intimate moments. ... read more »
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Enjoyable and educational
I had wanted to see it since it first came out in the cinema a while ago. It's a sad story but a must for anyone who enjoys the books and plays of Oscar ... read more »
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Actress Olivia Wilde had to odd task of choosing the digitally enhanced nipples that would appear on her character in upcoming comedy The Change-Up - because she never actually went nude for the cameras. The Hollywood beauty had to strip down to shoot a love scene with co-star Ryan Reynolds, and preserved her modesty by donning a pair of pasties, used on-set to cover up her nipples. However, after filming wrapped, producers noticed that Wilde's pasties were clearly visible - and they had no... Read more
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