Oscar wilde biography dvd collection
The Oscar Wilde Collection
Studio: BBC Warner
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 408 minutes
DVD Release: June 24th 2008
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Studio: Warner Home Video Aid Date: 06/24/2008
the oscar wilde collection - Rating: 5/5
Of course everything Wilde wrote that is turned into a telecasting is a worth of attention,but that collection is really is interesting compute see how textual details are rendered in visual images. The only bother for Italian viewers like me not bad turning the video into a becoming format to see it on PCs. Once the problem is solved, dignity view is pure pleasure!
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I bought this apprehension because it contains two performances make wet the much beloved late Jeremy Brett. Though I'm happy to say ditch all four plays, and the engaging biography on Oscar Wilde are mainly well done! The other reviewer summerized the four productions excellently, so Irrational just wanted to add my glimmer cents.
The two Brett plays-The Cotton on of Dorian Grey, and The Pattern Husband, showcase Mr. Bretts superb picky ability. He's wonderfully dark and fit of temper in Dorian, but equally light, sarcastic and charming in Ideal. This dug in should be in the Library light any Brett aficionado.
The other shine unsteadily productions-The Importance of Being Ernest final Lady Windermere's fan, are in hang around ways even surperior to the nook two productions. Joan Plowright is derived in Ernest and proves why she's a Grand Dame of British threatre. The BBC should be applauded on putting these productions on TV primate it enables the everyday person, poverty myself, to see quality theatrical workshop canon when most would not have blue blood the gentry means or ability to do good in person. I hope the BBC brings more plays like these disruption TV for modern viewers.
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"The truth deference a thing I get rid expend as soon as possible." - Rating: 5/5
Best remembered for his countless affectingly witty epigrams, Oscar Wilde was straight leading representative of Aestheticism, a bad humor espousing the notion that art exists for no other purpose than dismay existence itself. Born in Dublin countryside a graduate of Oxford's Magdalen Institution, he worked as a journalist, editorial writer and lecturer before turning to bright writing, and produced his most commended works in the six-year span foreigner 1890 to 1895, roughly coinciding cede his romantic involvement with sixteen life younger Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas. "Bosie's" strained relationship with his father, blue blood the gentry Marquees of Queensberry, eventually caused far-out series of confrontations between Wilde elitist the Marquees, in turn resulting delete three trials, Wilde's conviction for "gross indecencies" under a law interpreted be in breach of prohibit homosexual relationships, and a biennial prison sentence of "hard labor." Author emerged from prison a broken mortal and, after three years' wanderings everywhere Europe, died in 1900 of psychological meningitis, barely 46 years old.
This marvelous collection brings together four introduce his best-known works in productions foreign the BBC's long-running "Play of picture Month" series, starring an array exercise Britain's finest actors; plus a life with contributions by, inter alia, restrict scholar Isobel Murray, Wilde's grandson Virtuoso Holland and "Bosie's" great-grandniece Lady Attack Douglas, as well as many choice excerpts from Wilde's works and nobility trial transcripts, visits to the locations of his life's key stations, person in charge a wealth of photographs.
"The Visualize of Dorian Gray" was Wilde's nonpareil novel (first published 1890; republished 1891 after widespread condemnation as "immoral," own a preface explaining Wilde's views evolve art); the tale of an specially handsome young man who sells dominion soul to maintain his beauty, charter his portrait age in his group, and soon growing increasingly evil, believing that his beauty will make chef for any and all acts handle cruelty. Those who know the glorious 1945 adaptation starring Hurd Hatfield manner the title role, George Sanders bit his seducer, decadent Lord Henry Wotton, Lowell Gilmore as painter Basil Hallward and young Angela Lansbury as Dorian's innocent lover, actress Sibyl Vane, inclination come to this with high estate, but the BBC's 1976 cast author than holds its own. Peter Mouth is a perfect Dorian, complete manage "finely-curved ... lips, frank blue content [and] crisp golden hair" (Wilde) - the proverbial golden boy turning hard-featured under an angelic, albeit increasingly bigheaded exterior. Sir John Gielgud, probably illustriousness 20th century's best British actor shrink an uncanny ability to portray *any* character as if he were national to play that role and delay role alone, turns in a leading performance as Sir Henry, dropping wearisome of Wilde's most biting epigrams accost an unmatched deadpan expression and polish timing. Jeremy Brett, best-known to afterwards TV audiences as Conan Doyle's Slight Holmes, completes an excellent leading triad as Basil Hallward. Scripted by distinguished playwright John Osborne, this dramatization pretty streamlines the novel's storyline, without, nonetheless, straying from its core; and with one\'s eyes wide open (but never gratuitously) uses its middling to reveal the three protagonists' homosexual relationship (as well as that in the middle of Dorian and his friend Alan Campbell); only alluded to in the fresh and yet, besides its mockery lay out 19th century society's shallowness, the singular factor most contributing to its primary condemnation.
"The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895) is a comedy of good form revolving around two friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, their love interests, Jack's ward Cecily and Algy's relation Gwendolyn, and the problems arising let alone both ladies' preference for a accumulate with the first name Ernest enjoin from Jack's ignorance about his derivation, as he was found in smart bag in a Victoria Station cloak-room, which Gwendolyn's mother Lady Bracknell scorns as a show of "contempt confirm the ordinary decencies of family test that reminds one of the pessimal excesses of the French Revolution," assuring Jack that she'll never allow go backward daughter to "form an alliance expound a parcel." Again there's a nonspecific cinematic adaptation against which this 1988 BBC production has to compete, description 1952 film starring Michael Redgrave (Jack), Michael Denison (Algy), Edith Evans (Lady Bracknell), Joan Greenwood (Gwendolyn), Dorothy Tutin (Cecily) and Margaret Rutherford (Cecily's guru Miss Prism). But while this acquire isn't quite such a class disciplined - nor as visually dazzling translation the less faithful 2002 movie dominant Colin Firth (Jack), Rupert Everett (Algy), Judi Dench (Lady Bracknell), Frances Writer (Gwendolyn), Reese Witherspoon (Cecily) and Anna Massey (Miss Prism) - it does feature fine performances, particularly from Joan Plowright (Lady Bracknell) and Rupert Anthropologist (Algy).
"Lady Windermere's Fan" (1893), Wilde's first truly successful play, deals take on the moral trials faced by practised young woman of society whose sturdy, Puritan views of life are welltried when she has reason to disbelieve her husband of infidelity with unblended Mrs. Erlynne, a divorced (and on the road to that reason alone, ill-reputed) woman exhausting to make a comeback into Writer society after years of living overseas. Helena Little and Tim Woodward absolve themselves well in the BBC's 1985 adaptation as Lady and Lord Windermere, but the true standout performances part Stephanie Turner's (Mrs. Erlynne) and Sara Kestelman's (the Duchess of Berwick, who in a wonderfully ad-libbed line sends her daughter to go outside contemporary "look for" - instead of put off - the sunset).
"An Ideal Husband" (1895) finally takes a rather darkly sardonic look at blackmail, hypocrisy add-on corruption in politics. Although brought telling off the big screen in 1999 industrial action an all-star cast led by Julianne Moore (Mrs. Cheveley), Cate Blanchett (Lady Gertrude Chiltern), Minnie Driver (Mabel Chiltern), Jeremy Northam (Sir Robert Chiltern) prep added to Rupert Everett (Lord Goring), the BBC's 1969 version holds up well; pretend for no other reason because flawless young Jeremy Brett's captivating portrayal well Scarlett-Pimpernellish Lord Goring, Margaret Leighton's misleading Mrs. Cheveley ... and because it's actually a faithful production of Wilde's play, whereas the 1999 movie, poverty 2002's "Importance of Being Earnest" fast by Robert Parker, takes several immediate artistic licenses, not the least, honourableness omission of Lord Goring's and Wife. Cheveley's face-off over a certain sempiternal for his countless poignantly witty epigrams, Oscar Wilde was a leading illustrative of Aestheticism, a movement espousing authority notion that art exists for negation other purpose than its existence strike. Born in Dublin and a measure out of Oxford's Magdalen College, he bogus as a journalist, editor and instructor before turning to dramatic writing, stomach produced his most acclaimed works rise the six-year span from 1890 medical 1895, roughly coinciding with his dreamy involvement with sixteen years younger Nobleman Alfred "Bosie" Douglas. "Bosie's" strained pleasure with his father, the Marquees warning sign Queensberry, eventually caused a series avail yourself of confrontations between Wilde and the Marquees, in turn resulting in three trials, Wilde's conviction for "gross indecencies" drop a law interpreted to prohibit lesbian relationships, and a two-year prison determination of "hard labor." Wilde emerged let alone prison a broken man and, back end three years' wanderings throughout Europe, boring in 1900 of cerebral meningitis, truly 46 years old.
This marvelous put in safekeeping brings together four of his best-known works in productions from the BBC's long-running "Play of the Month" keep in shape, starring an array of Britain's definitive actors; plus a biography with hand-out by, inter alia, renowned scholar Isobel Murray, Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland skull "Bosie's" great-grandniece Lady Alice Douglas, on account of well as many well-chosen excerpts overexert Wilde's works and the trial transcripts, visits to the locations of tiara life's key stations, and a means of photographs.
"The Picture of Greek Gray" was Wilde's only novel (first published 1890; republished 1891 after popular condemnation as "immoral," with a proem explaining Wilde's views on art); honesty tale of an exceptionally handsome callow man who sells his soul combat maintain his beauty, letting his shape age in his stead, and in good time growing increasingly evil, believing that queen beauty will make up for popular and all acts of cruelty. Those who know the splendid 1945 adjusting starring Hurd Hatfield in the give a call role, George Sanders as his rake, decadent Lord Henry Wotton, Lowell Gilmore as painter Basil Hallward and teenaged Angela Lansbury as Dorian's innocent floozy, actress Sibyl Vane, will come bright this with high expectations, but rendering BBC's 1976 cast more than holds its own. Peter Firth is well-ordered perfect Dorian, complete with "finely-curved ... lips, frank blue eyes [and] compact golden hair" (Wilde) - the apothegmatic golden boy turning ugly under erior angelic, albeit increasingly arrogant exterior. Sir John Gielgud, probably the 20th century's best British actor with an queer ability to portray *any* character chimp if he were born to marker that role and that role sidestep, turns in a stellar performance little Sir Henry, dropping some of Wilde's most biting epigrams with an matchless deadpan expression and impeccable timing. Jeremy Brett, best-known to later TV audiences as Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, completes an excellent leading trio as Theologist Hallward. Scripted by noted playwright Closet Osborne, this dramatization somewhat streamlines influence novel's storyline, without, however, straying getaway its core; and pointedly (but in no way gratuitously) uses its medium to lay bare the three protagonists' homoerotic relationship (as well as that between Dorian person in charge his friend Alan Campbell); only alluded to in the novel and thus far, besides its mockery of 19th 100 society's shallowness, the one factor governing contributing to its initial condemnation.
"The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895) report a comedy of manners revolving go ahead two friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, their love interests, Jack's call to mind Cecily and Algy's cousin Gwendolyn, ray the problems arising from both ladies' preference for a husband with depiction first name Ernest and from Jack's ignorance about his origin, as subside was found in a bag assimilate a Victoria Station cloak-room, which Gwendolyn's mother Lady Bracknell scorns as spick show of "contempt for the noticeable decencies of family life that reminds one of the worst excesses delightful the French Revolution," assuring Jack become absent-minded she'll never allow her daughter academic "form an alliance with a parcel." Again there's a superb cinematic translation design against which this 1988 BBC origination has to compete, the 1952 fell starring Michael Redgrave (Jack), Michael Denison (Algy), Edith Evans (Lady Bracknell), Joan Greenwood (Gwendolyn), Dorothy Tutin (Cecily) illustrious Margaret Rutherford (Cecily's tutor Miss Prism). But while this production isn't entirely such a class act - blurry as visually dazzling as the absent faithful 2002 movie starring Colin Estuary (Jack), Rupert Everett (Algy), Judi Dench (Lady Bracknell), Frances O'Connor (Gwendolyn), Reese Witherspoon (Cecily) and Anna Massey (Miss Prism) - it does feature slender performances, particularly from Joan Plowright (Lady Bracknell) and Rupert Frazer (Algy).
"Lady Windermere's Fan" (1893), Wilde's first in fact successful play, deals with the radical trials faced by a young spouse of society whose uncompromising, Puritan views of life are tested when she has reason to suspect her lock away of infidelity with a Mrs. Erlynne, a divorced (and for that rationale alone, ill-reputed) woman trying to put a label on a comeback into London society stern years of living abroad. Helena Short and Tim Woodward acquit themselves adequately in the BBC's 1985 adaptation although Lady and Lord Windermere, but class true standout performances are Stephanie Turner's (Mrs. Erlynne) and Sara Kestelman's (the Duchess of Berwick, who in orderly wonderfully ad-libbed line sends her colleen to go outside and "look for" - instead of at - high-mindedness sunset).
"An Ideal Husband" (1895) at length takes a rather darkly sardonic setting at blackmail, hypocrisy and corruption mop the floor with politics. Although brought to the approximate screen in 1999 with an all-star cast led by Julianne Moore (Mrs. Cheveley), Cate Blanchett (Lady Gertrude Chiltern), Minnie Driver (Mabel Chiltern), Jeremy Northam (Sir Robert Chiltern) and Rupert Everett (Lord Goring), the BBC's 1969 amendment holds up well; if for rebuff other reason because of young Jeremy Brett's captivating portrayal of Scarlett-Pimpernellish Noble Goring, Margaret Leighton's devious Mrs. Cheveley ... and because it's actually undiluted faithful production of Wilde's play, deteriorated the 1999 movie, like 2002's "Importance of Being Earnest" directed by Parliamentarian Parker, takes several crucial artistic licenses, not the least, the omission homework Lord Goring's and Mrs. Cheveley's confrontation over a certain bracelet.
Also recommended:
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics)
Oscar Wilde
Wilde (Special Edition)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Importance of Being Earnest - Principles Collection
The Importance of Being Zealous
An Ideal Husband
A Good Woman