Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. Known for his barbed and clever wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Homosexuality was still against the law in England (and in fact would remain so until 1967) and Wilde was arrested for 'gross indecency' and sentenced to two years hard labour in 1895. He never fully recovered from this and would die penniless three years after his release.
"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." - Oscar Wilde
The Secret of Dorian Gray (1970)
Director: Massimo Dallamano
Starring: Helmut Berger, Herbert Lom, Margaret Lee, Richard Todd, Marie Liljedahl, Maria R...
In the late 60s in London, the model Dorian Gray (Helmut Berger) meets an aspiring actress, Sybil Vane (Marie Liljedahl), and they fall in love. Meanw... Read more
Salome (1992)
8.1/10
Director: Derek Bailey, Peter Hall
Starring: Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel
Richard Strauss' erotic, one-act adaptation of Oscar Wilde's poetic play is filled with decadence, lavish sets and stirring singing. Maria Ewing turns... Read more
Dorian Gray (Blu-ray) (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Oliver Parker
Starring: Ben Chaplin, Caroline Goodall, Colin Firth, Fiona Shaw, Rebecca Hall, Ben Barnes...
Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firt... Read more