The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations total
Jackson Ellis Leach
- Cyril Wilde, aged 4
- (as Jackson Leach)
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Did you know
- TriviaOrlando Bloom made his film debut in this film, with a brief appearance as a "Rentboy."
- GoofsWhen Oscar Wilde visits his wife's grave near Genoa, the headstone states "Wife of Oscar Wilde." It originally stated only "Constance Mary, daughter of Horace Lloyd, Q.C." and "Wife of Oscar Wilde" was not added until later.
- Quotes
Oscar Wilde: [last lines]
Oscar Wilde: In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants. The other is getting it.
- Crazy creditsThe credits are in the style of the black-ink drawings of Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), leading artist of the Aesthetic movement and colleague of Wilde for whom he illustrated the text of "Salome" in 1894. In the opening credits the pictures reflect the character being played or suggest the role in the production team.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Venice Report (1997)
- SoundtracksAh, Leave me not to Mine Alone
from "The Pirates of Penzance"
Words and Music by W.S. Gilbert (as Gilbert) & Arthur Sullivan (as Sullivan)
Featured review
Wilde is a film about a man's passions destroying his life. Oscar Wilde was a very interesting man and discovered his dormant homosexuality late in life. The film was very tragic in a lot of ways. The love story between Wilde and Douglas was venomous and sweet. The performances by Jude Law and Stephen Fry were top notch. The direction was a little sluggish I thought and the film could have been better paced. The production design was great though and I loved listening to Wilde's sarcasm of the British class system. If you are a fan of Oscar Wilde, you will probably like this film more than the average movie fan.
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- Also known as
- 王爾德與他的情人
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,158,775
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $69,424
- May 3, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $2,158,775
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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