Wilde
1997
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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Wilde
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 |
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| Director | Brian Gilbert |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 20 Sep 1999 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Once you've seen Stephen Fry in the title role of Oscar Wilde it's difficult to imagine anyone better suited. Playing to the myth of the giant of wit, restraint and wisdom, Fry conveys the strain of a public figure tied to a false marriage (with Jennifer Ehle) while besieged by his love for another man (a bitingly excellent Jude Law as the rich and spoilt Lord Alfred Douglas). Assertive in its graphic exploration of male love (two years prior to TV's daring Queer as Folk series), this may not suit all tastes. Nevertheless, it is beautifully written and its attention to period detail is spot on. As a profile of one of our greatest writers, this is a thought-provoking and desperately sad film.
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"...[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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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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 his imprisonment at Reading Prison, Stephen Fry's portrayal of the ground breaking playwright is superb.
Jude Law is superb as Bosey - Oscar's one true love.
I highly recommend this film to all but those of a prudish nature as some of the love scenes leave little to the imagination! -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A very good film, it might just be that Stephen Fry is Wilde reincarnated, but I was very impressed by his portrayel. The whole issue of his life was treated very sensitively and it made you sad to see what people were forced to suffer for their lifestyles. Well worth watching - one of the best films I've seen.
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Wilde
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 ...
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