Oscar Wilde's illustrious and controversial career up until the time of his conviction for homosexual offenses and his sad fall from grace are chronicled in this star-studded film produced by the BBC. Highlights from some of Oscar Wilde's most brilliant comedies, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, as well as some of his short stories, such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost, have been adapted and are being performed by a cast that includes Freddie Fox, Claire Skinner, Anna Chancellor, and James Fleet. Wilde aficionados and experts, such as Stephen Fry, Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland, and his most recent biographers, present eye-opening insights of how Wilde's personal life influenced his literary works. His Irish roots, his early career, his marriage, and the importance of women as well as men in his life all combine in a compelling and compelling characterisation and celebration that adds flesh to the bones of a man who is too often caricatured. His roots in Ireland, his early career, his marriage, and the importance of women as well as men in his life all combine in this complex and compelling characterisation and celebration.
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Oscar Wilde's illustrious and controversial career up until the time of his conviction for homosexual offenses and his sad fall from grace are chronicled in this star-studded film produced by the BBC. Highlights from some of Oscar Wilde's most brilliant comedies, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, as well as some of his short stories, such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost, have been adapted and are being performed by a cast that includes Freddie Fox, Claire Skinner, Anna Chancellor, and James Fleet. Wilde aficionados and experts, such as Stephen Fry, Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland, and his most recent biographers, present eye-opening insights of how Wilde's personal life influenced his literary works. His Irish roots, his early career, his marriage, and the importance of women as well as men in his life all combine in a compelling and compelling characterisation and celebration that adds flesh to the bones of a man who is too often caricatured. His roots in Ireland, his early career, his marriage, and the importance of women as well as men in his life all combine in this complex and compelling characterisation and celebration.
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