Average Rating: 7.9/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1945 Wide
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The Picture of Dorian Gray was writer/director Albert E. Lewin's fascinating follow-up to his expressive-esoterica masterpiece The Moon and Sixpence. Hurd Hatfield essays the title character, a London aristocrat who would sell his soul to remain handsome and young--and, in a manner of speaking, he does just that. Under the influence of his decadent (albeit witty) friend Lord Henry Wotton (George Sanders), Dorian Gray becomes the embodiment of virtually every sin known to man. The greatest of his
Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Jan 1, 1945 Wide
May 21, 2002
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (1) | DVD (4)
A tasteful rendition of a story that demanded a more macabre grasp.
The Picture of Dorian Gray isn't awful, though it's certainly an instance in which an outright debacle would have made a much more interesting film.
MGM couldn't have done a better job bringing it to the screen (or Warner Bros. to DVD).
...dramatic, elegant, witty, thoughtful, and terrifically photographed.
Excellent adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic story. Watch for the creative use of color in the otherwise B&W production.
Sterling adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1891 novel about a handsome young Victorian aristocrat.
Oscar Wilde's famous novel is brought to life in this pretty faithful adaptation by director/writer Albert Lewin. Some of the homosexual subtext has been toned down, and Dorian's spiraling descent into depravity is alluded to so vaguely that one could ascribe just about anything to it. I wasn't a fan of the novel,
April 20, 2011Super Reviewer
A solid adaptation of the novel, a bit dated and slugish in it's pacing. Special mention to the fully colored painting the movie wisely uses as the only image of color, truly creepy stuff.
November 3, 2010
Super Reviewer
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