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Wilde (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 37
Fresh: 30
Rotten:7
Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]
Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle
Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, John Ehle, Gemma Jones
Director: Brian Gilbert
Director: Brian Gilbert
Reviews for Wilde
There's never been a better story about the misadventures of one of the world's greatest writer. Fry should have been Oscar nominated, and Law is equally electrifying.
Call it “The Picture of Oscar Gray” or “The Importance of Being Overly Earnest.” Somberness aside, “Wilde” is still worth placing a green carnation in your lapel for and scampering off to see.
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