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Categories: Adaptations of works by Oscar Wilde. Films based on works by Irish writers. Films based on speculative fiction works.
17. Salome's Last Dance. 1988 1h 29m R. 6.4 (1.9K) Rate. On Guy Fawkes Day 1892m Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes. Director Ken Russell Stars Glenda Jackson Stratford Johns Nickolas Grace. 18.
- Flesh and Fantasy. In 1943, the Julien Duvivier directed anthology film Flesh and Fantasy premiered. It's made up of three unrelated stories tied together by two men at a club talking about the occult.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde wrote the gothic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, in 1890. There have been multiple screen adaptations, with the first in 1945, starring Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders, Lowell Gilmore and Angela Lansbury.
- The Fan. In 1892, Wilde's four-act comedy, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman, was first performed at St. James's Theatre in London. A 1949 film adaptation cut the title cut down to, The Fan, but stuck to the original sorry, which revolves around Lady Windermere (Jeanne Crain).
- Salomè. Published in 1891, the tragic play Salomè, which was first performed in French, is an interpretation of a New Testament story about Herod's stepdaughter, Salomè, who agrees to perform the seductive "Dance of the Seven Veils."
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Arriving in limited theaters this week and available online now, Clio Barnard’s new film The Selfish Giant is loosely based on the Wilde short story of the same name. Barnard is a skilled filmmaker who excels at adapting things with her own unique bent—her previous feature, The Arbor, mixed up documentary information and fictional-feeling performan...
Todd Haynes’ glam rock masterpiece sure doesn’t look like a Wilde work, even if does scan as a wild work. But the 1998 drama was strongly influenced by the life and writings of the author. Despite being populated by characters directly patterned after glam rockers David Bowie and Marc Bolan, Wilde’s ideas and writings are ever-present, and he’s quo...
Wilde’s short story of the same name has been adapted many times over (Patrick Stewart even starred in a TV version back in 1996), but the 1944 movie is often viewed as the definitive version. A film populated with both fantasy and realism, comedy and horror, Jules Dassin’s feature is a prime example of the wacky wit of Wilde, and just how sharply ...
For all the fun and faithful takes on Wilde’s work, there are plenty of duds out there. Mike Barker’s 2004 drama A Good Woman is based on Wilde’s 1892 play, Lady Windermere’s Fan, and may have an all-star cast to recommend it—Scarlett Johansson! Helen Hunt! Tom Wilkinson!—but critics hated it and few people turned out to see it. The film was devoid...
Al Pacino’s very amusing 2011 documentary about the making of his take on Wilde’s play Salome is sprightly, smart, and more than a bit insane. Not content to just star in a theatrical production of the play, Pacino did a deep dive into the life and world of Wilde, resulting in a doc that enchanted both old and new fans of the playwright and was a b...
Wilde’s sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has spawned plenty of big screen takes, with most of them focusing on the more terrifying elements of the eponymous man who never ages, while a portrait of him in his original youth continues to suffer disfigurements and ailments. One such example of that bizarre twisting of Wilde’s work is Ansel Fara...
Belonging to Laura - Trailerfrom Darran Tiernanon Vimeo. Yet another spin on Lady Windermere’s Fan, Karl Golden’s 2009 Belonging to Lauramodernizes the classic tale and sticks it into 21st century Dublin. While it’s not nearly as funny as other Wilde works, Golden’s take on the play works strangely well in its current-day setting, proving that Wild...
The shoddy horror film treatment of Dorian Gray doesn’t stop with Three Shadows. Back in 2004, someone else had the idea to cast the character as a horrifying baddie. Set in the world of high fashion, the film might boast a well-known actor like Malcolm McDowell, and it might also aim to put a bawdy spin on things, but shoddy special effects and ho...
Finally! Some respect for old Dorian Gray (who, yes, might not be a great guy, but certainly deserves more respect than being cast as a commonplace horror film villain)! The 2003 film from Stephen Norrington has double literary roots—it’s based on Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill comic books, which were in turn inspired by some of the great (fine, extr...
Nov 26, 2022 · From the many screen adaptations of Wilde’s most famous play (‘a trivial comedy for serious people’), I’ve chosen Oliver Parker’s 2002 film, starring Rupert Everett and chum Colin Firth ...
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Jun 21, 2002 · 1 Video. 99+ Photos. Comedy Drama Romance. In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues. Director. Oliver Parker. Writers. Oscar Wilde. Oliver Parker. Stars. Rupert Everett. Colin Firth. Frances O'Connor. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist.
Oct 10, 2018 · The Happy Prince: Directed by Rupert Everett. With Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan. The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.
