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On Guy Fawkes Day 1892, Oscar Wilde arrives at a high-class bordello where a surprise awaits; a staging of his play Salome, with the roles performed by prostitutes, Wilde's host, his lover Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie), and Lady Alice.
SALOME'S LAST DANCE. Directed by. Ken Russell. United States, United Kingdom, 1988. Comedy. 89. Synopsis. Ken Russell’s outrageous adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Salome, taking place in 1892 at a brothel where the actual Wilde (Nickolas Grace) watches a production of his own play. Glenda Jackson also stars as Herodias.
London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive ...
Jun 1, 2023 · Directed by: Ken RussellYear: 1988Country: UKGenre(s): Biography, Comedy, DramaRated: RSYNOPSIS:Upon arriving at an all-male brothel where he is welcomed as ...
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Violence & Gore. Mild 7 of 7 found this mild. Violence and blood are clearly stage props. In the play within the movie, a man commits suicide by "stabbing" himself. In the play within the movie, a man is "beheaded."
Dec 31, 2014 · There were some things that I didn’t understand, especially that the policeman talked about murder, like Salome was really killed in the play. SHE really made this movie! Her dance was really nice, and I don't know how a man appeared in it, but the full-frontal nudity was wonderful.
May 20, 2021 · Guy Fawkes Day, 1892. Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre's a brothel and the performers... prostitute...
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