Oscar Wilde – The Movie (1997) focuses on the events leading up to and after Oscar Wilde’s trial for “sodomy” and his subsequent imprisonment and death.
Starring: Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, John Neville, Ralph Richardson, Dennis Price
Directed by: Gregory Ratoff
Genre: Biography / Drama
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.
Tagline: The story of the first modern man
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation 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 mad Marquess of Queensberry, Wilde refused to flee the country and was sentenced to two years at hard labour by the courts of an intolerant Victorian society.
