Synopsis
In a cheap Parisian hotel room Oscar Wilde lies on his death bed. The
past floods back, taking him to other times and places. Was he once the
most famous man in London? The artist crucified by a society that once
worshipped him? Under the microscope of death he reviews the failed
attempt to reconcile with his long suffering wife Constance, the ensuing
reprisal of his fatal love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas and the
warmth and devotion of Robbie Ross, who tried and failed to save him
from himself. Travelling through Wilde’s final act and journeys through
England, France and Italy, the transience of lust is laid bare and the
true riches of love are revealed. It is a portrait of the dark side of a
genius who lived and died for love.
Project Details
Script & Director: Rupert Everett
D.o.P.: John Conroy
Art Director: Brian Morris
D.o.P.: John Conroy
Art Director: Brian Morris
Costumes: Maurizio Millenotti
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Hugh Dancy, Emily Watson, Thomas
Edwin, Tom Wilkinson, Colin Morgan, Edward Fox, Miranda Richardson
World Sales: Beta Cinema
German Distributor: Condorde Filmverleih
Produced by Maze Pictures and Entre Chien et Loup in co-production
with Palomar and in association with BBC Films, Beta Cinema, Lionsgate
UK, Concorde Filmverleih, Raindog Films, Movie Management Corporation,
Zielke GmbH, Daryl Prince Productions, Strat et Go International and
co-produced by Cine Plus Filmproduktion, Tele München Group, Radio
Television Belge Francophone and Proximus.
Supported by Film Fernseh Fonds Bayern, Eurimages, DFFF, Wallimage and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
