Wilde
Oscar Wilde is probably the most famous gay icon. Playwright, writer, outstanding aphorist. Dandy. His coming out was the loudest one in history.
The film by Brian Gilbert is a great yet tragic love story that is cut out to be a myth – it’s hard to believe that… it really did happen. It’s 1889. 35 years old Oscar Wild (Stephen Fry) returns to London after a long tour through US and Canada. He marries beautiful Constance Lloyd (Jennifer Ehle). At his own peril, however, he falls madly in love with a young, handsome and endowed with decadent charm Lord Douglas (Jude Law). He doesn’t know yet, he would be forced to tell about “the love that dare not speak its name” in a courtroom…
🏆 BAFTA Awards 1998 – Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Nominee – Jennifer Ehle
🏆 BAFTA Awards 1998 – Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Nominee – Zoë Wanamaker
🏆 GLAAD Media Awards 1999 – Outstanding Film, Nominee
🏆 Seattle International Film Festival 1998 – Best Actor – Stephen Fry
Support provided by the Embassy of Ireland in Poland
directed:
Brian Gilbert
written:
Julian Mitchell, Richard Ellmann
cast:
Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Michael Sheen, Zoë Wanamaker, Judy Parfitt, Orlando Bloom (film debut)
music:
Debbie Wiseman
cinematography:
Martin Fuhrer
production:
UK, Japan, Germany 1997
running time:
118 minutes
category:
feature film
English/Polish subtitles
