The Happy Prince (2018)

The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.

Director:

Rupert Everett

Writer:

Rupert Everett

Stars:

Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rupert Everett	...	Oscar Wilde
Colin Firth	...	Reggie Turner
Emily Watson	...	Constance Wilde
Colin Morgan	...	Alfred Bosie Douglas
Edwin Thomas	...	Robbie Ross
Tom Wilkinson	...	Fr Dunne
Anna Chancellor	...	Mrs. Arbuthnott
Julian Wadham	...	Top Hat
Béatrice Dalle	...	Café Manager
Antonio Spagnuolo	...	Felice (as Antonio Spagnulo)
André Penvern	...	Mr. Dupoirier
Franca Abategiovanni	...	Felice's Mother
Thierry de Coster	...	Henri The Waiter
Joshua McGuire	...	Ambrose Smithers
Kit Lloyd	...	Undergraduate

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

biopic | extreme unction | gay artist | gay | gay interest | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK Belgium Italy Germany

Language:

English Italian French Latin

Release Date:

10 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Happy Prince

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€208,502 (Italy), 15 April 2018, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,886, 14 October 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$463,809, 13 December 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maze Pictures,Entre Chien et Loup,Palomar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Wilkinson previously appeared in Wilde (1997), which covers similar events portrayed in this film.

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Goofs

Oscar is shown at Clapham Junction in prison garb with the number 33. He is on the way to Reading Gaol where he is assigned cell C33.

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Quotes

Reggie Turner: [Holding up a framed picture of Queen Victoria] No exiled fairy's trousseau is complete without a signed portrait of the great widow herself. You must dance naked before it at the Jubilee next month.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits Oscar Wilde is heard and seen singing a French song in a cafe. Then there are flashbacks of audiences applauding his works in a theatre.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: The Happy Prince (2018)

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Soundtracks

The Boy I Love is Up In The Gallery
Composed by George Ware

User Reviews

Extraordinary

A masterpiece made and performed by Rupert Everett. Fabulous,they way of such a great writer. Such shame ,not every Cinema show that movie