Ironically melodramatic, visually lavish and refreshingly direct about the sex, Wilde is a noteworthy character study about one of literature's great characters.
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Wilde (1997)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:35
Rotten:12
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on the best-selling biography by Richard Ellman, this unconventional biopic traces the brilliant, witty, and tragic life of Oscar Wilde from his rise to fame as a much-in-demand author and... [More]
Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle
Director: Brian Gilbert
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Reviews for Wilde
Stephen Fry brings a depth and gentleness to the role that says what can be said about Oscar Wilde: that he was a funny and gifted idealist in a society that valued hypocrisy above honesty.
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Top CriticEven if his life did turn horribly tragic in the end, Wilde lived it with great gusto up until then, and audiences are apt to find this sublime picture just as wonderfully satisfying as Wilde found the majority of his life.
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Top CriticDespite a few shortcomings, Wilde is a magnificently film, filled with a sometimes sensual feeling, and filled with the same way of looking at history as A Man for All Seasons did.
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Worth seeing for Stephen Fry’s outstanding performance alone, Wilde is an exquisite jewel adorned with a witty script and superlative production design.
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Fry never appears to be acting at all, so perfect is his performance in the central role.
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