Wilde Movie

Wilde
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Run Time: 120 min
MPAA Rating: R
Released: 1997
Directors: Brian Gilbert
Genre/Type: Drama
Period Film
Biopic [feature]
Gay & Lesbian Films
Producers: Peter Samuelson
Marc Samuelson
Plot Synopsis by Rebecca Flint Marx
Literary genius, legendary wit, bon vivant, and gay martyr, Oscar Wilde was a man whose legend has grown to iconic proportions since his death at the beginning of the 20th century. Establishing Wilde (Stephen Fry) as a loving family man, complete with a wife (Jennifer Ehle) and two adorable sons, the film takes pains to portray him as a dignified genius who was as pained by what he considered his own sin -- his homosexuality -- as he was delighted by the sins of others. From his initial encounters with Robbie Ross (Michael Sheen), his first male lover, through his tragic affair with the beautiful and bratty Alfred Lord Douglas (a perfectly cast Jude Law), Wilde is seen as a conflicted fellow, warring with his own urges even as he dazzles everyone around him.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Stephen Fry Oscar Wilde Aug 24, 1957 in London, England
Jude Law Lord Alfred Douglas Dec 29, 1972
Vanessa Redgrave Wilde's Mother Jan 30, 1937 in London, England, UK
Jennifer Ehle Constance Lloyd Dec 29, 1969
Gemma Jones Lady Queensberry Dec 4, 1942 in London, England, UK
Judy Parfitt Lady Mount-Temple Nov 7, 1935 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Michael Sheen Robbie Ross
Zoë Wanamaker Ada May 13, 1949 in New York, NY
Tom Wilkinson Marquess of Queensberry Dec 12, 1948
Ioan Gruffudd John Gray Oct 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales

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Review by Rebecca Flint Marx
Instead of focusing on Oscar Wilde's career accomplishments, Brian Gilbert's Wilde largely concerns itself with the tragic relationship with Douglas, or Bosie, as he was called. Great pains are taken to record Wilde's downfall, catalyzed by scandalous sodomy charges brought against him by Bosie's father, the loathsome Marquess of Queensberry (Tom Wilkinson). By focusing on Wilde's trial and imprisonment, the film makes him out to be more of a gay martyr than a brilliant wit and playwright. This approach results in a somewhat incomplete portrayal, but Wilde is inarguably well served by Stephen Fry's characterization. Hulking, refined, and bearing more than a passing resemblance to the character he inhabits, Fry gives a performance marked by wit, passion, and surpassing dignity.
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