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Wilde Salomé

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
986
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Al Pacino, Oscar Wilde, and Jessica Chastain in Wilde Salomé (2011)
Watch Salomé & Wilde Salomé Official Trailer
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DocumentaryDrama

A tale of lust, greed, and one woman's scorn.A tale of lust, greed, and one woman's scorn.A tale of lust, greed, and one woman's scorn.

  • Director
    • Al Pacino
  • Writers
    • Al Pacino
    • Oscar Wilde
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Jessica Chastain
    • Kevin Anderson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    986
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Al Pacino
    • Writers
      • Al Pacino
      • Oscar Wilde
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Jessica Chastain
      • Kevin Anderson
    • 4User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Salomé & Wilde Salomé Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:34
    Watch Salomé & Wilde Salomé Official Trailer

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    Barry Navidi and Al Pacino on the set of Wilde Salome
    Al Pacino and Barry Navidi on th eset of Wilde Salome
    Al Pacino and Producer Barry Navidi on the set of Wilde Salome
    Al Pacino and Barry Navidi on the set of Wilde Salome
    Jessica Chastain as Salome
    Pacino directing Chastain
    Al Pacino / Wilde Salome in the desert
    Chastain as Salome
    Al Pacino behind the camera directing Wilde Salome
    Producer Barry Navidi, Pacino in the b/g walking, filming Wilde Salome
    barry Navidi and Estelle Parsons
    Benoit Delhomme and Barry Navidi on the set of Wilde Salome

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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
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    Jessica Chastain
    Jessica Chastain
    • Salomé
    Kevin Anderson
    Kevin Anderson
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    Estelle Parsons
    Estelle Parsons
    • Self
    Roxanne Hart
    Roxanne Hart
    • Herodias
    Barry Navidi
    Barry Navidi
    • Self
    Joe Roseto
    Joe Roseto
    • The Young Syrian…
    Tony Kushner
    Tony Kushner
    • Self
    Tom Stoppard
    Tom Stoppard
    • Self
    Gore Vidal
    Gore Vidal
    • Self
    Rocky Abou-Sakher
    Rocky Abou-Sakher
    • Syrian Soldier
    Epiphany Alexander
    • Self
    Rhonda Marie Alston
    Rhonda Marie Alston
      Bono
      Bono
      • Self
      Yangzom Brauen
      Yangzom Brauen
      • Slave
      Elena Charbila
      Elena Charbila
      • Greek girl
      • (as a different name)
      Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
      Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
      • The Young Syrian
      • (as Phillip Rhys)
      • …
      Anselm Clinard
      • Tigellinus…
      • Director
        • Al Pacino
      • Writers
        • Al Pacino
        • Oscar Wilde(play "Salome")
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      • Trivia
        Al Pacino previously starred as King Herod in Oscar Wilde's "Salomé" on Broadway in 1992 opposite Sheryl Lee (directed by Robert Allan Ackerman), and in 2003 opposite Marisa Tomei (directed by Estelle Parsons). He reprised the role in 2006 in Los Angeles opposite Jessica Chastain'.
      • Connections
        Edited into Salomé (2013)

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      9/10
      Salome served up on a platter by Al Pacino.
      I just saw the opening of "Wilde Salome" in San Francisco, with Al Pacino there to give an introduction to the film. He described the passion he felt when he first saw a staged version of "Salome," in London years ago. He was riveted by the writing and wanted to meet the author - before he realized that it had been written by Oscar Wilde. That set him upon a journey to learn more about Wilde and the play itself. In form, it's like, "Looking for Richard," his 1996 exploration of Shakespeare's "Richard III."

      What follows is a dissection of Wilde's "Salome" that cuts between a stage performance, the filming of that stage performance, filming in the desert to catch the feeling of Biblical life, and a documentary about Pacino's own exploration. While the film can seem a bit disjointed, it's actually a circular route that ends at the most dramatic parts of the play.

      Pacino weaves in bits of Wilde's tempestuous private life and how it relates to the themes of the play. (I didn't know that his wife and children changed their last name to "Holland" after his jail sentence.) It includes visits to Wilde's London house and ultimately to the hotel room in Paris where he died - and where he famously said on his deathbed, "Either the wallpaper goes or I go."

      The performance of the play itself is anchored by the Salome of Jessica Chastain, in her first film role. Pacino said that he would not have made the movie without her. And one can see why; it's an electric performance filled with passion, coquettishness, raw sexuality, and evil. After Herod promises Salome whatever she wants in return for dancing for him, he is shocked when she demands the head of John the Baptist. Pacino's King Herod then promises her peacocks, jewels, and titles. But Chastain's Salome never wavers in her vengeful demand. She had been spurned by John the Baptist and she is determined to win - at all costs.

      But, ultimately, this is Pacino's story. I felt that it was a bit of a vanity project because Pacino overwhelms both the play and Wilde. He is an over-the-top performer and an over-the-top personality. He pulses with passion, fire, frustration, humor, and intellectual curiosity. One can either marvel at his intensity or be irritated by it. At times, he seems to be a caricature of himself - the bellowing Al Pacino of "The Devil's Advocate."

      "Wilde Salome" is an enlightening journey into the world of Wilde, acting, preparation, directing - and the art of being Al Pacino.
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      • Mar 22, 2012

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      • Release date
        • April 2017 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Salomaybe?
      • Filming locations
        • Paris, France
      • Production companies
        • Stonelock Pictures
        • Barry Navidi Productions
        • Barry Navidi Productions
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      • Budget
        • $5,500,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Color

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