Wilde (film)
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| Wilde | |
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| Directed by | Brian Gilbert |
| Produced by | Marc Samuelson Peter Samuelson |
| Written by | Richard Ellmann (book) Julian Mitchell |
| Starring | Stephen Fry Jude Law Vanessa Redgrave Tom Wilkinson Jennifer Ehle Michael Sheen Ioan Gruffudd |
| Music by | Debbie Wiseman |
| Cinematography | Martin Fuhrer |
| Editing by | Michael Bradsell |
| Release date(s) | September 1, 1997 |
| Running time | 118 min. |
| Language | English |
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Wilde is a 1997 movie about Oscar Wilde, starring Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Sheen and Ioan Gruffudd. It is based on biographical notes by Richard Ellmann.
The music was composed by Debbie Wiseman, for which she won an Ivor Novello Award.
[edit] Plot
The film begins in 1882 with Oscar Wilde's visit to Leadville, Colorado during his lecture tour in America. It describes his marriage, his wit, his homosexuality and his popularity, before depicting his downfall caused by his prosecution for gross indecency and his time in prison.
Its frankness about Wilde's homosexuality and graphic love scenes made the film somewhat controversial.
[edit] Trivia
The now popular British actor Orlando Bloom makes a one-line appearance playing a rent boy outside a train station.
[edit] External links
- Wilde at the Internet Movie Database
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