Directed by:
Oliver ParkerCinematography:
Roger PrattComposer:
Charlie MoleCast:
Colin Firth, Ben Barnes, Rebecca Hall, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Emilia Fox, Fiona Shaw, Ben Chaplin, Caroline Goodall, Daniel Newman, Maryam d'Abo, Douglas Henshall (more)VOD (2)
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Forever young. Forever cursed. Based on the acclaimed novel by Oscar Wilde. 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). 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. (official distributor synopsis)
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The book is better of course, but considering my worries about the movie I was very pleasantly surprised. Barnes delivers a more than solid performance (who would have said?) and the same applies for Firth. The atmosphere resembles a horror movie more than Wilde’s painting, but that isn’t such a shame. At places the movie was really chilling. The special effects aren’t so great, but it’s an all British production, so I’ll give them some points for effort.
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I thought this film would be pompous, that it would try to be too modern, but it turned out to be the adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray I imagined. It has power, the darkness of lust and the human soul, and it's all presented by well-chosen actors. It’s a great story about how far it is possible to go and still never reach fulfilment.
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