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.
The Happy Prince is a 2018 biographical drama film about Oscar Wilde, written by, directed by, and starring Rupert Everett in his directorial debut. The film stars Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Edwin Thomas and Tom Wilkinson. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was shown at the 2018 BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival. The film’s title alludes to the children’s story by Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which Wilde would read aloud to his children. The film was released in Italy on 12 April 2018, in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2018 and in the United States on 10 October 2018.
The Happy Prince (2018)
Directed by: Rupert Everett
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor, Béatrice Dalle, Ronald Pickup, Julian Wadham, John Standing, Joshua McGuire
Screenplay by: Rupert Everett
Production Design by: Brian Morris
Cinematography by: John Conroy
Film Editing by: Nicolas Gaster
Costume Design by: Giovanni Casalnuovo, Maurizio Millenotti
Set Decoration by: Nane Cornelius, Frédéric Delrue, Antonella Di Martino, Emilie Dotheij, Stefanie Gros, Vanessa Kemper, Miriam Müller, Bettina Saul, Julia Sherborne, Julien Vanderstichelen
Art Direction by: Felix Coles, Bernard Coyette, Lucio Di Domenico, Renate Schmaderer
Music by: Gabriel Yared
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date: October 10, 2018
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