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Wilde

DVD - 2002 DVD Drama Wilde 1 On Shelf 1 request on 2 copies Community Rating: 4.3 out of 5

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Originally produced as motion picture in 1997.
Based on the book Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellman.
Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Michael Sheen, Zoë Wanamaker, Tom WIlkinson.
Notorious poet and playwright Oscar Wilde devours all that life has to offer, but there's only so much that late Victorian England will tolerate. As Wilde delves into a taboo world of unrealized homosexual desire, his life rapidly becomes a turbulent charade. He cannot escape the repercussions wrought by a "pure" society, nor will he hide in shame for being true to his nature.
DVD, Dolby surround, widescreen.
Contents: Oscar Wilde.

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A sad but true story submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 21, 2012, 11:09am Stephen Fry ("Kingdom" and "Jeeves and Wooster") is finally out of the closet playing the ideal role for him: gay poet Oscar Wilde. The story begins before Wilde marries and ends with his death due to imprisonment for being gay. It is a true but sad story, one that everyone should see to learn the horrors that bigotry and oppression can make occur to a human being and their society at large. The movie contains some quotations from Wilde's writing, but is mostly his life story, so don't expect to see much of "Dorian Grey" or "Ernest" in this film.

Capturing the wit of Wilde? submitted by Kimberlyrol on July 27, 2015, 9:55pm Yes, there are a few snippets of the great and amusing wit of Oscar Wilde, but this is his life story from the point at which he meets his soon to be wife. True to what is written about the turns and challenges of his life, the movie takes us to the end of it. It left me feeling that society had truly done him a disservice and wondering what stories and plays we have not had the privilege to read because of said disservice.