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The Happy Prince

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.2K
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Rupert Everett and Colin Morgan in The Happy Prince (2018)
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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 detachm... Read allThe 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rupert Everett
  • Writer
    • Rupert Everett
  • Stars
    • Rupert Everett
    • Colin Firth
    • Emily Watson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rupert Everett
  • Writer
    • Rupert Everett
  • Stars
    • Rupert Everett
    • Colin Firth
    • Emily Watson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos6

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    Photos173

    Rupert Everett in The Happy Prince (2018)
    Rupert Everett and John Conroy in The Happy Prince (2018)
    Colin Firth in The Happy Prince (2018)
    Colin Firth in The Happy Prince (2018)
    Emily Watson in The Happy Prince (2018)
    Rupert Everett in The Happy Prince (2018)
    Julianne Moore at an event for The Happy Prince (2018)
    Rupert Everett at an event for The Happy Prince (2018)
    Edwin Thomas at an event for The Happy Prince (2018)
    Colin Morgan at an event for The Happy Prince (2018)
    Rupert Everett, Colin Morgan, and Edwin Thomas at an event for The Happy Prince (2018)
    Rupert Everett at an event for The Happy Prince (2018)

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    Rupert Everett
    Rupert Everett
    • Oscar Wildeas Oscar Wilde
    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Reggie Turneras Reggie Turner
    Emily Watson
    Emily Watson
    • Constance Wildeas Constance Wilde
    Colin Morgan
    Colin Morgan
    • Alfred Bosie Douglasas Alfred Bosie Douglas
    Edwin Thomas
    Edwin Thomas
    • Robert Robbie Rossas Robert Robbie Ross
    Franca Abategiovanni
    • Felice's Motheras Felice's Mother
    Alister Cameron
    • Mr. Howardas Mr. Howard
    Anna Chancellor
    Anna Chancellor
    • Lydia Arbuthnottas Lydia Arbuthnott
    Béatrice Dalle
    Béatrice Dalle
    • Café-Concert Manageras Café-Concert Manager
    Tom Colley
    • Maurice Gilbertas Maurice Gilbert
    Johanna Kirby
    • Nurseas Nurse
    André Penvern
    • Mr. Dupoirieras Mr. Dupoirier
    Ronald Pickup
    Ronald Pickup
    • Judgeas Judge
    Matteo Salamone
    • Léonas Léon
    Antonio Spagnuolo
    • Feliceas Felice
    John Standing
    John Standing
    • Dr. Tuckeras Dr. Tucker
    Benjamin Voisin
    Benjamin Voisin
    • Jeanas Jean
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Father Cuthbert Dunneas Father Cuthbert Dunne
    • Director
      • Rupert Everett
    • Writer
      • Rupert Everett
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is Rupert Everett's writing and directing debut. Everett tried to get his passion project made for ten years, rejecting other movie roles so he would be available if it was green-lit.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Cher/Christine Baranski/Rupert Everett/Natalie Dormer/Tom Odell (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      La Petite Tonkinoise
      Music by Vincent Scotto

      Lyrics by Henri Christiné

      Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing

      (1906)

    User reviews65

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Fails o Ignite
    Sorry to dampen your spirits. I wanted to like this film a lot but it fails to excite. Fails to ignite and in the end feels like a muddled wet blanket excuse for a movie making experience. Hey, the scenery, the camera work and attention to detail is great. Very evocative. The actual story and editing is less so. It strikes me as the type of film a real enthusiast for Oscar Wilde would make as a homage to the man and then struggle through heaps of revisions and funding cuts and criticism from various studios to get it made and then at the end - prove that the critics were right. It's not very good because the writer's vision splendid didn't really cut through or know what it sought to portray except to say - "I love Oscar Wilde!" Because in the end, we as passive viewers don't really care about Oscar at all. Towards the end of the film, I turned to my wife and whispered to her that this film despite its best impulses, actually damns Oscar Wilde as a self indulgent narcissist. A prat by sheer accident. I don't think that was the intention of the film-makers! She agreed. No real insight to the creative spirit of the man and she lost interest and went to bed. The trailer looked terrific but the movie despite it's best endeavours to immortalise the man - actually makes you lose all sympathy for him and strangely you feel unmoved by his predicament at the end.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Belgium
      • Italy
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Latin
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Mutlu Prens
    • Filming locations
      • Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Maze Pictures
      • Entre Chien et Loup
      • Palomar
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $466,440
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $38,886
      • Oct 14, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,621,992
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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