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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780767814935 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0767814932 Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: January 12, 1999 Running Time: 118 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: May 01, 1998 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Reliable VersionBrian Gilbert's "Wilde" stands as a realiable version of the Irish writer's later years. Wilde's relationship with Alfred Douglas, Robert Ross, his wife Constance and many other characters is consistent, and agrees with reports left by contemporaries who knew well Oscar Wilde and his circle. Good performances by Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Michael Sheen and Tom Wilkinson. The latter, as the marquis of Queensberry, is outstanding - although portraying such a clichéed character is obviously a much easier ... Read More Rating:  - Top Notch!!I could watch this gem over and over. Stephen Frye is brilliant as Wilde. He is charming, sweet, endearing, and utterly believable. I was shocked that Jude Law (who is heterosexual) could do such a convincing job of acting the part of a gay man. The scenes between the two were poignant, passionate, provocative, and very capable of provoking a visceral response from the viewer. It IS a love story and not a biography of Wilde...which is exactly what it is intended to be. Pooh on those who dissed it ... Read More Rating: - Top Drawer!Stephen Fry portrays Oscar Wilde brilliantly, with charm, sensitivity, and poignancy in this beautifully crafted film. Jude Law is properly aristocratic and arrogant in his role as Wilde's disastrous choice of paramours. The performances of the supporting cast, which includes Vanessa Redgrave and Zoe Wanamaker, are splendid. The costumes and settings are magnificent. The essentials of the review being stated, I shall now add my two-cents worth to this ridiculous discussion, which I cannot believe ... Read More Rating: - A haunting tragedy, accurately retoldA very impressive retelling of the tragic life story of Oscar Wilde - and surprisingly accurate too (the filmmakers may be forgiven for having Constance's tombstone inscribed "wife of Oscar Wilde", a text that was in fact only added many years later; tragically, when Wilde visited the grave, there was no mention of him on it at all.) Much like the sinking of the Titanic, the Wilde story has all the ingredients of intense drama: glamorous lives turned on their heads, a plunge from the heights of fame into utter ... Read More Rating: - great movie....great actingthe movie was terrific....the actors were cast perfectly. I think this is the best rendition of Wilde's story so far. |
