In addition, dorian gray is hugely influenced by the book given by lord henry wotten, he who is the embodiment of extremely liberalminded and paradox loving friend of dorians. See a complete list of the characters in the picture of dorian gray and indepth analyses of dorian gray, lord henry wotton, and basil hallward. Much wilder if not more wildean, this new version of dorian gray by british director oliver parker professes to reinterpret the novel on which. A modern retelling of oscar wildes classic masterpiece. Dorian gray is a character in the 1890 serial by oscar wilde titled the picture of dorian gray. Desperate to protect the youth and beauty captured in his portrait, dorian swears he would give anything to stay as he is. Dorian gray wishes that the portrait could grow old instead of him. Starring colin firth, ben barnes and rachel hurdwood. This metaphor becomes reality and the portrait embodies the soul of dorian gray. Desperate to preserve the beauty captured in his exquisite portrait, dorian trades his soul for eternal youth leading him down a path of wickedness and murder in order to protect his horrifying. Overview of dorian gray, 2010, directed by oliver parker, with ben barnes, colin firth, rebecca hall, at turner classic movies. A drama based of one of the most classic of the literature of the end of the nineteenth century, the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde. Librivox recording of the picture of dorian gray, by oscar wilde. Til tross for noen detaljer her som jeg hater, har dorian gray endt opp som en kul film.
Desperate to preserve the beauty captured in his exquisite portrait, dorian trades his soul for eternal youth, leading him down a path of wickedness and murder in order to protect his horrifying secret. One such example of that bizarre twisting of wildes work is ansel farajs 2010 film three. I wont say its the best adaptation, especially because it takes some liberties with the novel and im a stickler for accuracy. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Dorian grays true picture of oscar wilde books the. Directed by massimo dallamano and produced by harry alan towers, the film stresses the decadence and eroticism of the story and changes the setting to early 1970s london. The film this particular version of wildes story is set in late 1970s london, with dorian gray being a handsome, rich young man pulled off fantastically by helmut berger, the european equivalent of tom cruise precouch jumping who enjoys his flamboyant and lavish lifestyle his close friend, basil hallward, an artist who secludes himself in a docked boat to focus on his paintings. The picture of dorian gray general discussions tcm. The character of emily which has been invented for the film works very well, and colin firth is magnificent in his pivotal role. After hearing lord henrys world view, dorian begins to think beauty is the only worthwhile aspect of life, the only thing left to pursue. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from dorian gray at the discogs marketplace. As a result, dorian gray is headed directtovideo in the united states.
Find the quotes you need to support your essay, or refresh your. I need to do some research and see if there are any good bios of him out there well credible bios. The italian title translates as a god called dorian directed by massimo dallamano and produced by harry alan towers, the film stresses the decadence and eroticism of the story and changes. Dorian gray 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dorian gray, with its pastiche of horror and literary elements, fits into neither category and is therefore viewed as a gamble something a riskaverse industry in unwilling to take. Young dorian arrives fresh on the london social scene and is taken under the wing of lord henry wotton who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of. The picture of dorian grays uncensored, homogay tendencies have been restored. In the wealthy and vain hedonist dorian gray, painter basil hallward has found his muse. Picture of dorian gray worksheet macmillan readers. It looks superb, with some excellent atmospheric victorian locations. According to the bbfc, the filmmaker cuts were as follows.
The picture of dorian gray is a gothic and philosophical novel by oscar wilde, first published complete in the july 1890 issue of lippincotts monthly magazine. Desperate to preserve the beauty captured in his exquisite portrait, dorian trades his soul for eternal youth leading him down a path of wickedness and murder in order to protect his horrifying secret. Original parchmentbacked boards with gilt design by charles ricketts, bevelled edges. It tells the story of the title character, an attractive englishman whose image is captured in an enchanted painting that keeps him from aging. The film in 1945 won an oscar for best cinematography and had 2 more nominations. The picture of dorian gray has a lot of different film adaptations. Directed by oliver parker and with some inevitable difference from the original story, i consider this version a good interpretration of. Upon arriving in london, dorian gray ben barnes, immediately befriends lord henry wotton colin firth, a corrupt and calculating aristocrat, who draws him into a world of debauchery and decadence.
The adaptation is directed by oliver parker, written by toby finlay his first screenplay, and stars ben barnes as dorian gray and colin firth as lord henry wotton. The italian title translates as a god called dorian. The picture of dorian gray 2009 posing for a portrait, dorian gray hurd hatfield talks with lord henry wotton george sanders, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but. Desperate to preserve the beauty captured in his portrait, dorian trades his soul for eternal youth, leading him down a path of wickedness and murder in order to protect his horrifying secretcontainer. When i was looking at movies to use for this post, i ended up finding ten and i think there may even be more i did not find.
Fearing the story was indecent, the magazines editor deleted roughly five hundred words before publication without wildes knowledge. The young dorian gray befriends an artist, basil hallward, who quickly becomes obsessed and insists on painting a master portrait to truly. Colin firth, ben barnes, rebecca hall, ben chaplin, douglas henshall, rachel hurdwood, fiona shaw, oliver parker. During postproduction, the film was tailored for a 15 certificate in the uk. However, its atmosphere was what made it work for me. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. I know he was very good friends with angela lansbury from dorian gray until his death and they were neighbors in county cork, ireland for years after her encouragement.
The artist who paints the portrait of dorian gray poured his soul in this very art. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The picture of dorian gray, as penned by the irish wit oscar wilde 1854 1900, is a tale of highbrow debauchery and limitless pleasures of body and soul and the corruption, by one lord henry wotton, of the young, handsome and soon to be narcissistic 19th century rock n roll hellraiser dorian gray. Dorian gray full movie based on the novel by oscar wilde.
Upon arriving in london the young and powerful dorian gray becomes drawn into a would of debauchery and decadence y lord henry wotton. The sins of dorian gray is a 1970 movie adaptation of oscar wildes novel the picture of dorian gray starring helmut berger. There is an old film version of this story called the portrait of dorian grey which was possibly made in the late 1930s to early 1940s. Young dorian arrives fresh on the london social scene and is taken under the wing of lord henry wotton who. This does not surprise me considering how popular this book is. The picture of dorian gray has been made into a motion picture twice, in 1945 and in 2009. Pact with the devil, a modern interpretation of dorian gray that was released in 2001. Upon arriving in london, the young and powerful dorian gray ben barnes becomes drawn into a world of debauchery and decadence by lord henry wotton colin firth.
The actor who played the main character, dorian gray, was most exquisite of form and played the character most effectively. However the film in 2009 was not as successful as it only had one nomination. Oscar wildes dorian gray gets uncensored and totally gay. Oliver parker has made a career out of adapting oscar wilde, with versions of an. Dorian gray is a 2009 british fantasyhorror drama film based on oscar wildes 1890 novel the picture of dorian gray. Dorians narcissism had already guaranteed his fall. Movie dorian grays looking at the end scenes rebecca. Dorian gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800s london, meets lord henry wotton while posing for. Young dorian gray arrives fresh on the london social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish lord henry wotton who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of london life. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. The core of the story is that dorian has a painting that reflects the results of his hedonistic lifestyle rather than his own body.