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09/09/2009 Fantasy, Drama, Thriller 1h 52m
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Forever Young. Forever Cursed.

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.

  1. Oliver Parker

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ben Barnes

    Dorian Gray

  2. Colin Firth

    Lord Henry Wotton

  3. Rebecca Hall

    Emily Wotton

  4. Emilia Fox

    Lady Victoria Wotton

  5. Ben Chaplin

    Basil Hallward

  6. Fiona Shaw

    Agatha

  7. Caroline Goodall

    Lady Radly

  8. Maryam D'Abo

    Gladys

  9. Douglas Henshall

    Alan Campbell

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-10-30
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 the literary source, Oliver Parker's film is an interesting misfire. As a sexy chiller it kinda works, having more in common with Hammer Films of the 70s than with Wilde's prose. Yet it often feels like style over substance, blood or nudity for blood and nudity's sake. While strong performances by Firth and late in t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$4,706,919.00

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