Release Date: 2018-04-12
Overview: In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gross indecency, he was imprisoned for two years and subjected to hard labor. Once free, he abandons England to live in France, where he will spend his last years, haunted by memories of the past, poverty and immense sadness.
Rating: 6.3 / 10
Rupert Everett
as Oscar Wilde
Colin Firth
as Reggie Turner
Emily Watson
as Constance Wilde
Colin Morgan
as Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
Edwin Thomas
as Robbie Ross
Celestia Fox - Casting
Carlo Degli Esposti - Co-Producer
Sébastien Delloye - Producer
Nicolas Gaster - Editor
Diana Elbaum - Associate Producer
It is odd how many gents convicted of some form of sexual "deviance" in the 19th century ended their days in penury in rural France. This film looks at the last few years of one of the most famous, an...