Overview:
Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.| Status: | Released (2009-09-09) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Toby Finlay, Oscar Wilde |
| Productions: | Ealing Studios, Fragile Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Polski, Pусский |
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Casts
- 25130: Ben Barnes - Dorian Gray
- 5472: Colin Firth - Lord Henry Wotton
- 15556: Rebecca Hall - Emily Wotton
- 6639: Emilia Fox - Lady Victoria Wotton
- 21343: Ben Chaplin - Basil Hallward
- 10981: Fiona Shaw - Agatha
- 6692: Caroline Goodall - Lady Radly
Crews
- 567578: Toby Finlay - Screenplay - Writing
- 56710: Oliver Parker - Director - Directing
- 69881: Paul Brett - Executive Producer - Production
- 56713: Guy Bensley - Editor - Editing
- 1393263: Max Hoskins - Supervising Sound Editor - Sound
- 1223799: Christopher Newman - First Assistant Director - Directing
- 40802: Jeremy Woodhead - Hair Designer - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
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How Ominous! Another adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story. Film is about Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes), a man taken by the hedonism bug shown to him by Lord Wotton (Colin Firth). Upon having his portrait painted, Dorian comes to never age, but at what cost? Clearly not faithful to th ....
Continue reading ->Gimly
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Handballs it in on just about every important (and engaging) aspect of the actual _Portrait of Dorian Gray_ story. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
Continue reading ->tmdb28039023
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It's a shame that such a theoretically perfect Dorian Gray as Stuart Townsend was wasted on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Sure, at 31, Townsend was arguably too old for the role in 2003, and even more so in 2009, the year this Dorian Gray was released; he was also too expres ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I know "Dorian Gray" was supposed to be beautiful, but I doubt if Oscar Wilde would have wanted something this insipidly pretty or seedy! It's Ben Barnes who tries to step up to the plate in the title role and he falls pretty flat. "Gray" is a young man who mixes with all and aims hi ....
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