The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realization of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed Bosie. After legal action instigated by Bosie’s father, the enraged Marquise of Queensberry, Wilde refused to flee the country and was sentenced to two years at hard labor by the courts of an intolerant Victorian society. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.9/10 | |
Released: | October 15, 1997 | |
Runtime: | 118 min | |
Genres: | Drama Romance Biography | |
Countries: | Germany Japan United Kingdom | |
Companies: | Samuelson Productions Dove International NDF International Dove International BBC capitol international Pandora Film | |
Cast: | Stephen Fry Vanessa Redgrave Jude Law Jennifer Ehle | |
Crew: | Brian Gilbert Julian Mitchell Richard Ellmann | |
Patchouligal2 : Great series...best this year so far in my opinion 10/10 easy