Fry's best role This is a fairly accurate adaptation of the last few years of Oscar Wilde's life and his love for Lord Douglas, nicknamed Bowsey. Actually, it was love for this young man that led the writer to hard labor, and then to Paris, where he died either from inflammation of the ear, or from syphilis, or the first was the result of the second. It's not that important.
There are roles created for a certain actor. Wilde is exactly that kind of role for Stephen Fry. After attempting suicide and admitting his terrible diagnosis (manic-depressive syndrome), the actor should leave comedy in general and the image of the wise butler Jeeves in particular. And this is where the offer to play the great British gay writer arose. In general, homosexuality, as well as epicureanism, are equally characteristic of both Oscar and Stephen. Moreover, sometimes there is a bad suspicion that Fry builds his public image, based on the experience of his predecessor.
All right, enough about my beloved Fry, I gotta give the other actors credit. Lowe is handsome and may well be a fatal handsome, I understand that because of this role, Jude Law became a gay icon. But for my taste, he plays very, very medium.
Redgrave is expectedly good...
However, the film will still go down in history as the beginning of another creative period Fry.
9 out of 10
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