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Original title : Dorian Gray
Year : 2009 Producer: Barnaby Thompson Director : Oliver Parker Writers : Toby Finlay (screenplay) & Oscar Wilde (novel) Country : UK Language : English Genre: Period/Horror Studio: Ealing Studios Film Budget: 10M - 25M (£500,000 from the UK Film Council Premiere fund.) Actors : Colin Firth ... Lord Henry Wooton Ben Barnes ... Dorian Gray Emilia Fox ... Lady Victoria Wooton Rachel Hurd-Wood ... Sybil Vane Fiona Shaw ... Agatha Caroline Goodall ... Lady Radly Rebecca Hall ... Emily Wooton Ben Chaplin ... Basil Hallward Maryam d'Abo ... Gladys Douglas Henshall ... Alan Campbell Michael Culkin ... Lord Radley Johnny Harris ... Jim Vane Pip Torrens ... Victor Max Irons David Sterne ... The Theatre Manager Jo Woodcock ... Celia Radley When a strikingly beautiful but naïve young Dorian (Ben Barnes) arrives in Victorian London he is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), who introduces Dorian to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. Henry’s friend, society artist Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin) paints a portrait of Dorian to capture the full power of his youthful beauty and when it’s unveiled Dorian makes a flippant pledge: he would give anything to stay as he is in the picture - even his soul. As he descends further into a debauched and corrupt existence, Dorian is haunted by his portrait which begins to age and morph, reflecting his moral decline. Forced by his own evil actions, Dorian flees the country, returning 25 years later. But will he get one last chance for redemption and escape with his life? Gray tells of a corrupt young man who somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all. Parker told Teletext: "It's going for the horror-thriller angle of the story. It's different to adapting one of Wilde's plays." According to producer Barnaby Thompson, "the idea is to give it a sexy, contemporary feel but still doing it in period." UK agency Cool Music writes that, Charlie Mole is scoring Oliver Parker's Dorian Gray, based on the Oscar Wilde novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. The film is produced by Fragile Films. Oliver Parker and Charlie Mole has worked together on numerous films, including The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband and Othello. Principal photography began on July 28 th 2008. Alliance Films has purchased distribution rights for the UK (Momentum Pictures), Spain (Aurum), Italy (Eagle) Scandinavia (Scanbox) and Canada. Other territories sold include Greece (Odeon Films), Poland (Best Film), Germany and other German-speaking regions (Concorde Pictures), and Australia and New Zealand (Village Roadshow). LINKS: Official Site: Ealing Studios On set report: A film extra reports about filming a scene in a Victorian Gin Palace. Sites about the character of Alan Campbell in Oscar W ildes' The Pictures of Dorian Gray (contain spoilers): Chapters 14 e-book from the novel at upword.com Character List at Sparknotes Sparknotes summary of chapters 13 and 14 Character list at Novel Guide |
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