I've been obsessed since 2008 with a blonde guy who looks a lot like Peter Firth here. The guy I'm obsessed with is a cruel and vain creature, cold and selfish, yet I can never get over him.
i think it's interesting how in all of the picture of dorian gray movies, dorian's appearance is dramatically different in each version, even when the book gives a clear description of what dorian looks like. in this version, dorian looks like some sort of elven angel baby.
@pink333zebra You know, you're right! My guess is that because the book describes Dorian as being so incredibly beautiful and everyone has their own perspective of beautiful. Although I do recall them saying in the book that he has blonde hair so at least that was noted byt his director :)
i have read the book and seen the 2009 version also and i believe this version is the most close to the book. Also, i agree that the dark hair of the latest version is a serious mistake
@Warladyoftheroad I know! I just saw the Ben Barnes version (or most of it, because I couldn't finish it) and couldn't get over the fact that Dorian had dark hair.
People are tuning in expecting a sort of league of extrodinary gentleman Dorian Grey (i.e Ben Barnes). As interesting a spin as that is, it is a far cry from the original character. The original story is notorious for the strong homosexual subtext that runs through it between Wooton/Hallward and Grey who are all embodiments of a certain type of Victorian 'musical' gentlemen. In fact when Wilde himself was courting male lovers he used to send them copies of the book to divine their 'sympathies'.
@RichardElden weird... here it says: oscar wilde the picture of dorian grey.... and all the audiobooks are similar to it... maybe its just a misunderstanding or there are two versions or i bought the wrong book... =S
Interesting. All the really negative comments on this film are on Part 1 (of 10) of the video, while in later segments the user-comments get increasingly positive- basically the folks who stuck around to watch the whole thing. I think this is a terrific adaption which preserves much of Wilde's dialogue. Seems to be adapted from the earlier shorter version
Somewhat different from the original novel.. but altogether a rather convincing adaptation in its own right.. Especially when the part requires that he raise his voice, young Dorian does struggle a bit with an accent he was not born to.. But well worth watching anyway. Thanks for posting.
It's only by seeing this acted on screen that I realise that Wilde's writing is so much better on the page. The sparklin wit of the dialogue in the book sounds ridiculous when spoken aloud because no one talks like that. And yet reading it, I felt that people wish they could be clever enough to think of such things in the moment.
It's only be seeing this acted on screen that I realise that Wilde's writing is so much better on the page. The sparklin wit of the dialogue in the book sounds ridiculous when spoken aloud. No one talks like that and yet reading it I felt that people wish they could be clever enough to think of such things in the moment.
@feckingbillgates. Your'e spot on. Guaranteed most of them don't know this interesting aside-the novel was originally going to be titled "Pictures from Life's Other Side" but Wilde was forced to change it 'for contractual reasons'. If the title is familar to any viewers it's because it was later used by Hank Williams' (a big Wilde fan) in his song "Picture's from Life's Other Side". True story.
i like how they kept most of the dialogue the same as the one in the book, though the characters are nothing like i imagined... is the 2009 film anything like the book? because now they change everything in the books and the only thing left is the names of the character
@kaitlincow Why in Heaven's name should we not compare the two? Certainly, Oscar might never have thought that this would ever be a film - pictures that move on screens, and not on stages - but as we are of this era and people can produce such things, those who have read the book still hold every right to compare. I am sure that Wilde himself would do the same.
After seeing Sherlock Holmes, I realised that Jude Law would make an excellent Basil and Robert Downey Jr. an excellent Harry. I can't really imagine anyone but Ben Barnes playing Dorian though Alex Pettyfer would be good.
Personally I quite like this version, and I love Jeremy Brett's performance, particularly later on when he delivers his confession of his love to Dorian. Also, it's not fair to typecast Brett. It's Brett as an "emo painter" as psdru put it, not Holmes. Brett needed to be older than Basil so he could portray him young and older, which is obvious. If you don't like the acting, fine, but when it comes to minute details, some of you are being too critical.
The BBC broadcast is much more convincing, I'd recommend that to anyone who likes to listen to something with their eyes closed just before sleep. It captivated me.
This is a great old movie... Watched it for the 90FM Stevens Point Trivia contest and it was phenomenal! A lot of people lack respect for old classics, glad to have Oz include it in some questions in the 2009 contest.
oh gods....I bet the story is better than the '45 version but the 3 main actors were SO GOOD!!! I mean, I love Brett, he's fantabulous, (even if that mustache kills him XD) but Harry's so old and Dorian's hair is so....curly and it's just so...70's! Also though I do appreciate his being blond....his personality is more important. believe me, I LOVE this book, and this author....but there is just no excuse for this....Hurd Hatfield is the the best screen Dorian I've seen.
He had homosexual relationships, but also long and loving (not-to-mention, child producing) heterosexual relationships. You're only 15, which, I suppose, goes some way to explaining your fixation on the sexuality of other people, but there are more interesting things in life than who other people decide to go to bed with.
Lord Henry was supposed to be about 30 years old at the beginning, this one is more like 50. Also Basil is not convincing at all, he looks strong, confident and mature, a far cry from the image of a sensitive artist likely to grow infatuated with a handsome young man. Those who have read the novel will be very disappointed. And Dorian, didn't your momma tell you to take off your gloves when shaking hands with someone?
@r8wing indeed... I suppose the very irony BBC intentionally/unintentionally brought forth lies within the Henry Wotton they had crafted, who himself is a more proper reflection on the ruin that is brought to men by age... Also, 5 minutes into the film, one cannot but help to think of the acting in resemblance to the fatal performance of Sybil Vane, which is pretty much reciting the script of the novel in a mechanical manner... However, this might be the very charm of 70's screen play, who knows
@r8wing I read the novel and I don't really care. The movie is great and Basil/Lord Henry are amazing! Yes, its not an exact replica of the novel...*sigh* so tired of this song and dance...but the acting is quality indeed.
Love Jeremy Brett in Anything... but he was far more suited for the role of Dorian Gray as opposed to the role of Basil. He has the intense good looks and worldy youthfulness for it...
@CassieLopez. If you've looked at Peter Firth, you'll notice he's decidedly not beautiful.... nor does he convince me he could inspire any feelings of infatuation in either sex...
well funny part is that British people cant look at naked bodies. Which I like. But Antinous was all naked and nasty, who is described as beautiful in the book.
This is so true. An extremely intelligent observation! You always notice that in films by the decor and costumes and the style of acting, even the accents. If you look at old films, you see the 1930s Victorian, and the 1940s Victorian. That is why the 1945 "Dorian Gray" is so wierd. It is pure 1940s American idea of Victorian. The really try to look authentic now, but I bet in 50 years time people will say......
The 1945 version was ridiculous! The Dorian actor looked like a constipated codfish and was certainly not an "Adonis" And the English upper class didn´t have American accents in the 19th century.
Alright, I am obsessed with accents, but the lack of accuracy is rather annoying!
Well, I have thought about the accent and I think that he was terribly young here and just starting out and that he hadn´t "ironed out" his real Yorkshire accent. He is also over-acting quite a lot! Everybody is in this thing! I think the whole thing is awful. Gielgud about 60 with horrible dyed hair, etc.
Peter Firth got MUCH better later. In "Tess" he was very fine!
I think in Aces High Peter did speak more properly, so I don't know why he didn't here unless it was a decision by the director. The lighting was bad because this was all filmed in the studio at the BBC, something that really dates series like I, Claudius.
well i kinda spolied it for you the 1945 movie is better than this the b & w and in the uk there a new movie called dorian grey that was just released
I have no complaints about Gielgud - apart from being a decade too old he is brilliant as Lord Henry.
But since I love Brett, and therefore would not want him not to be a part of this movie, I would prefer him as Lord Henry. The Basil role doesn't really suit him. His way of speaking is too authoritative i.e. more Henry-like. (not saying he would do a better job than Gielgud. Gielgud is brilliant)
I love how the BBC version is so faithful to the book. The opening scene with Basil and Henry was spot on.
The new version out now with Ben Barnes is very good, but in a sensational sense, it was not at all faithful to the book, which annoyed me. The action was very good however, and Ben Barnes is a great match for Dorian! :D
Hold on... os the bloke who played Dorian in this version, Harry in Spooks? He's so sweet! :)
john gielgud is the only actor of these three who has any real idea how to join the dots between efffete gentlemanly conventions of the late 19th century and what we in the late 20th century know as "gay" or "camp". jeremy brett doesnt look very sure of what hes doing, and peter firth seems to think he's in a fucking little britain sketch. the "...shouldn't go in for philanthropy" lines are just painful. its also completely at odds with the book, at least from where i'm sitting (ho, ho!)
This BBC Dorian Gray is quite good. Better than the lame Dorian Gray flick with Ben Barnes coming out now. But has anyone seen "DorianGraySociety" on YouTube? It's the new indie Dorian Gray. I really love the trailer. It's quite fun and ingenious: to cast an anti-aging guru as Dorian Gray! ;) Now that's new;)
jamás una película podrá superar el libro, me llamaba mucho la atención ver escenas, perp prefiero quedarme con las que se me crearon en la mente, la belleza de dorian es demasiada, no conozco actor que pudiese representarla, la actitud de hallaward, el sinísmo de lord henry, prefiero quedarme con lo que he creado en mi mente. Ojalá crearan una nueva pelicula que se hacerque un poco más a lo que oscar wilde quiso expresar, sería muy interesante que retomaran esta gran historia.
exacto, no creo que exista alguien que pueda representar a Dorian como se describe en el libro, Dorian posee algo que inexplicablemente echiza a todos, sin dunda me echizo a mi ;)
His long and exellent history of acting, his lack of dramatics in moving from youth to adult parts, his diversity, his work ethic, his Emmy, his Oscar nomination and his good character personally. He is versatile and a great of the British stage and TV. You seem to distrust his other fans. I am a devoted Peter Firth admirer. Thank you
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nmahangu 3 days ago
Here is a portrait of me sleeping through this movie.
nmahangu 3 days ago
I couldn't find the part where Basil confesses love. I thought this thread was left out of this version.
KashyaCharsi 1 month ago
This version is the best i have seen yet! It follows the book so perfectly, and the actors are great :)
Mubibi56 2 months ago
I've been obsessed since 2008 with a blonde guy who looks a lot like Peter Firth here. The guy I'm obsessed with is a cruel and vain creature, cold and selfish, yet I can never get over him.
antoinetta70 2 months ago
The bearded guy is indeed John Gielgud.
Magenta408 3 months ago
@Trang 23390 - good Irish literature, not english!
Magenta408 3 months ago
i think it's interesting how in all of the picture of dorian gray movies, dorian's appearance is dramatically different in each version, even when the book gives a clear description of what dorian looks like. in this version, dorian looks like some sort of elven angel baby.
pink333zebra 3 months ago 2
@pink333zebra You know, you're right! My guess is that because the book describes Dorian as being so incredibly beautiful and everyone has their own perspective of beautiful. Although I do recall them saying in the book that he has blonde hair so at least that was noted byt his director :)
feversgotmesweatin 3 months ago
Is this an adaptation of 'The Importance of Being Ernest'?
bittermassacre 3 months ago
good English literature
trang23390 4 months ago
The bearded guy reminds me of John Guilgood.
MrsWLeach 4 months ago in playlist The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
@MrsWLeach He is Sir John.
324wilson 3 months ago
@324wilson Thanks! I'm usually good about stuff like that but there are others who fool me. Have a great weekend!
MrsWLeach 3 months ago
Dorian Grey is a good book, but Dorian looks gay in this haha. sorry.
igottosalisbury 4 months ago
@igottosalisbury
...Dorian looks gay?
LOL, how'd you like all the thinly veiled buttsex in the book then?
1423zxy 4 months ago
i have read the book and seen the 2009 version also and i believe this version is the most close to the book. Also, i agree that the dark hair of the latest version is a serious mistake
michaela7girl 5 months ago
@RichardElden And The Picture of Dorian Gray was his only published novel.
sergemodee 6 months ago in playlist The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
When Dorian first appeared I had to laugh out loud XD
His costume is just ridiculous.
But the rest of the movie is really good, better than most adaptions where Dorian isn´t even blonde.
Warladyoftheroad 6 months ago
@Warladyoftheroad Haha, it's true. XD;; He...either resembles a leprechaun or Willy Wonka. I DO want that coat, however. >v>
TheJazzyBReal 6 months ago
@Warladyoftheroad I know! I just saw the Ben Barnes version (or most of it, because I couldn't finish it) and couldn't get over the fact that Dorian had dark hair.
1066anglophile 5 months ago in playlist The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
People are tuning in expecting a sort of league of extrodinary gentleman Dorian Grey (i.e Ben Barnes). As interesting a spin as that is, it is a far cry from the original character. The original story is notorious for the strong homosexual subtext that runs through it between Wooton/Hallward and Grey who are all embodiments of a certain type of Victorian 'musical' gentlemen. In fact when Wilde himself was courting male lovers he used to send them copies of the book to divine their 'sympathies'.
BelatedCommiseration 6 months ago in playlist The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde 2
orian gray looks gay :S ben barnes is better :P
sweet16692 6 months ago
dorian gray = ben barnes....
clayvier 6 months ago
@RichardElden weird... here it says: oscar wilde the picture of dorian grey.... and all the audiobooks are similar to it... maybe its just a misunderstanding or there are two versions or i bought the wrong book... =S
xhem90 7 months ago
@RichardElden its not a play... its just a book... not like oscar: blablabla... another guy: blablabla (sorry my english isnt great)
xhem90 7 months ago
hey, i have an exam about that story, can anyone tell me if its similar to the book of oscar wild?
xhem90 7 months ago
The 1945 version is perfect.
5355vbxjbj76rvn 7 months ago
mmh dorian gray seems gay XD without any offence to homosexual people (i'm too).
Seikilou 7 months ago
Well... at least Dorian is blonde in this incarnation, I suppose there's that.
Sacrias 7 months ago
I refuse to watch this video due to an early scroll through the comments.
I just cant risk being let down.
Meereeo 9 months ago
Interesting. All the really negative comments on this film are on Part 1 (of 10) of the video, while in later segments the user-comments get increasingly positive- basically the folks who stuck around to watch the whole thing. I think this is a terrific adaption which preserves much of Wilde's dialogue. Seems to be adapted from the earlier shorter version
JonLynnHarvey 9 months ago
Porn stars are better actors than these men.
ilovefrancilie 10 months ago
still better than the ghastly 2009 version
vadetatimus 10 months ago
@vadetatimus I agree with you.
Andiee994 8 months ago
@vadetatimus yes, but Ben is hot !!
Maeglinchan 7 months ago in playlist The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
@DonnieFanDarko I try, I try! But seriously, The 2009 version is 2009x better!! ^_^
AlwaysThere4YouX 10 months ago
Somewhat different from the original novel.. but altogether a rather convincing adaptation in its own right.. Especially when the part requires that he raise his voice, young Dorian does struggle a bit with an accent he was not born to.. But well worth watching anyway. Thanks for posting.
salmig99 10 months ago
no... this is so NOT RIGHT!!! It's all bloody wrong!!!
And for another point; WHERE'S BEN BARNES??!! XD
AlwaysThere4YouX 10 months ago
@AlwaysThere4YouX
LOL! Where is Ben Barnes indeed!!! Your comment just made my night.
DonnieFanDarko 10 months ago
NO NO NO TIS' SIMPLY NOT RIGHT.
This is awful.
scarlotty123 10 months ago
It's only by seeing this acted on screen that I realise that Wilde's writing is so much better on the page. The sparklin wit of the dialogue in the book sounds ridiculous when spoken aloud because no one talks like that. And yet reading it, I felt that people wish they could be clever enough to think of such things in the moment.
wierdbutnice 10 months ago 2
It's only be seeing this acted on screen that I realise that Wilde's writing is so much better on the page. The sparklin wit of the dialogue in the book sounds ridiculous when spoken aloud. No one talks like that and yet reading it I felt that people wish they could be clever enough to think of such things in the moment.
wierdbutnice 10 months ago
i pictured the characters in my mind's eye as much younger and much handsomer.
SclafaniBagni 11 months ago
255 people did not read the book for school so watched it
narutodbz900 11 months ago
dorian gray is a fag
psai1994 11 months ago
ええのう
twggnpho23 1 year ago
dorian is so ugly. lord henry is too old and basil doesnt look like an artist. if anything the guy that plays dorinan should be the artist
ISoundzLikeThis 1 year ago
@feckingbillgates. Your'e spot on. Guaranteed most of them don't know this interesting aside-the novel was originally going to be titled "Pictures from Life's Other Side" but Wilde was forced to change it 'for contractual reasons'. If the title is familar to any viewers it's because it was later used by Hank Williams' (a big Wilde fan) in his song "Picture's from Life's Other Side". True story.
Staffleberry 1 year ago
Wonderful, thanks.
Mertdizzle15 1 year ago
Loads of kids who like the 2009 film are commenting here, pretending to have authority on the original literary source!
feckingbillgates 1 year ago
I heard there is one out with a woman playing Dorian. Is this true?
Alize101586 1 year ago
@Alize101586 yeah it was filmed in ireland, is call "the picture of doriana graya"
rkedu1 8 months ago
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AnaKosta 1 year ago
It looks more meaningful than the 2009 one...
brunofujii 1 year ago
i like how they kept most of the dialogue the same as the one in the book, though the characters are nothing like i imagined... is the 2009 film anything like the book? because now they change everything in the books and the only thing left is the names of the character
claudiamontanez 1 year ago 4
@claudiamontanez
it is quite different, but it is a good movie if you aren't constantly comparing the movie to the book. They are very different.
kaitlincow 1 year ago
@kaitlincow Why in Heaven's name should we not compare the two? Certainly, Oscar might never have thought that this would ever be a film - pictures that move on screens, and not on stages - but as we are of this era and people can produce such things, those who have read the book still hold every right to compare. I am sure that Wilde himself would do the same.
Sacrias 7 months ago
la del 2009 es superficial y hollywodense nada q ver con lo magistral obra de oscar wilde
1525pame 1 year ago
@1525pame Magistral?! Aburrimiento eso sí!
AnaKosta 1 year ago
esta pelicula es un arte
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DrifterHoFFi 1 year ago
es buena no es como0 la del 2009 quiensabe de donde sacaron su trailer
soniday4444 1 year ago
After seeing Sherlock Holmes, I realised that Jude Law would make an excellent Basil and Robert Downey Jr. an excellent Harry. I can't really imagine anyone but Ben Barnes playing Dorian though Alex Pettyfer would be good.
ghtjdjdhfjeosnvcurth 1 year ago
Personally I quite like this version, and I love Jeremy Brett's performance, particularly later on when he delivers his confession of his love to Dorian. Also, it's not fair to typecast Brett. It's Brett as an "emo painter" as psdru put it, not Holmes. Brett needed to be older than Basil so he could portray him young and older, which is obvious. If you don't like the acting, fine, but when it comes to minute details, some of you are being too critical.
allpossibleworlds 1 year ago 14
jeremy brett should have been cast as lord henry instead of basil. lol, sherlock holmes as an emo painter
psdru 1 year ago
@psdru Yes, Gielgud was far too old.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready Johnny Gielgud was even older when I appeared with him in Jarmans War Requiem...but just as engaging...
macbrack04 1 year ago
I prefer the original the black and white 1945, Dorian Gray played Hurd Hatfield, He given his role an elegant menace
caprice6 1 year ago
I guess Dorian Gray should be the most beautiful someone that one can ever meet...but this kid is just irritating.
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He was better than the ugly overacting faggot Jeremy Brett.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready Boo. :/
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sleptlate 1 year ago
The BBC broadcast is much more convincing, I'd recommend that to anyone who likes to listen to something with their eyes closed just before sleep. It captivated me.
Redsparrowe123 1 year ago
Basil should look like Harry and Harry like Basil. :(
Meg1991love 1 year ago
Oh he SO fits the role of Dorian Gray! I even imagined his voice to sound like that.
First good thing here I saw.
Hokova 1 year ago
Dorian is anything but charming here. He seems quite arrogant and stiff. I imagined him more childlike in all his gestures and all...
discustingthrownup 1 year ago 4
Dorian Gay...LOL
Gassebol 1 year ago
This is a great old movie... Watched it for the 90FM Stevens Point Trivia contest and it was phenomenal! A lot of people lack respect for old classics, glad to have Oz include it in some questions in the 2009 contest.
NegroKong 1 year ago
oh gods....I bet the story is better than the '45 version but the 3 main actors were SO GOOD!!! I mean, I love Brett, he's fantabulous, (even if that mustache kills him XD) but Harry's so old and Dorian's hair is so....curly and it's just so...70's! Also though I do appreciate his being blond....his personality is more important. believe me, I LOVE this book, and this author....but there is just no excuse for this....Hurd Hatfield is the the best screen Dorian I've seen.
katelynna10000 1 year ago 2
Finally I finished the book, and finally I can watch this movie Yay !!! xD
16973774 1 year ago
Jeremy Brett was a homosexual.
FrankClanton 1 year ago
Oh God no, surely not!
FynFlyte 1 year ago
Yes it's true.
FrankClanton 1 year ago
@FrankClanton Shock, horror!!! LOL
FynFlyte 1 year ago 2
He had homosexual relationships, but also long and loving (not-to-mention, child producing) heterosexual relationships. You're only 15, which, I suppose, goes some way to explaining your fixation on the sexuality of other people, but there are more interesting things in life than who other people decide to go to bed with.
AubreyDebrett 1 year ago 3
its like they r reading from the book word for word!!!!!!!!
RanziR 1 year ago
oh my...he doesnt look good at all :D good movie though
TheBrokenFrog 1 year ago
Who doesn't?
JuanMacready 1 year ago
oh...the accent...Oscar W is actually a dubliner...grand
jasonissober 1 year ago 2
i cannot wait to finally finish the book and watch the play! on my 2 do list for this week.
TRESBELA 1 year ago 2
I finished the book about an hour ago. It is truly a wonderful piece of work-very deep observance of the human condition.
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nildahamillng 2 years ago
the book is sooo much better
skinmelive 2 years ago 7
Thanks for this upload, the new movie of dorian gray aren't like the original history, at this moment the ppl make movies only for money D:
fernandokinha 2 years ago 2
@fernandokinha i agree..the movie is sooo dramatic..how horrible.
TRESBELA 1 year ago
Peter Firth does a great Basil! Strong-voiced and vital.
JolPil 2 years ago 5
it looks good to watch
nomint 2 years ago
This was made for TV.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
they seem to me act in a play instead a film. and yeh they r too old...
lisajason111 2 years ago 2
I imagine basil and harry younger
ValeriiaJ 2 years ago 4
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MyShanko 2 years ago
Lord Henry was supposed to be about 30 years old at the beginning, this one is more like 50. Also Basil is not convincing at all, he looks strong, confident and mature, a far cry from the image of a sensitive artist likely to grow infatuated with a handsome young man. Those who have read the novel will be very disappointed. And Dorian, didn't your momma tell you to take off your gloves when shaking hands with someone?
r8wing 2 years ago 43
His momma died just after he was born, so I guess not. :)
crazybellanz 2 years ago
Yes you're right, I forgot that :o)
r8wing 2 years ago
@r8wing indeed... I suppose the very irony BBC intentionally/unintentionally brought forth lies within the Henry Wotton they had crafted, who himself is a more proper reflection on the ruin that is brought to men by age... Also, 5 minutes into the film, one cannot but help to think of the acting in resemblance to the fatal performance of Sybil Vane, which is pretty much reciting the script of the novel in a mechanical manner... However, this might be the very charm of 70's screen play, who knows
dennydaydreamer 1 year ago
@r8wing I read the novel and I don't really care. The movie is great and Basil/Lord Henry are amazing! Yes, its not an exact replica of the novel...*sigh* so tired of this song and dance...but the acting is quality indeed.
MrPhukface 1 year ago 4
Love Jeremy Brett in Anything... but he was far more suited for the role of Dorian Gray as opposed to the role of Basil. He has the intense good looks and worldy youthfulness for it...
warriordiva26 2 years ago
He was too old to play Dorian.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
And Peter Firth was too... effeminate...
warriordiva26 2 years ago
Brett was a homosexual in real life so the aging queen wouldn't have been any better.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
@warriordiva26 If you've read the book you'll know that Dorian Grey was golden and beautiful, not dark and intense. Peter Firth was perfectly cast.
CassieLopez 2 years ago 3
@CassieLopez. If you've looked at Peter Firth, you'll notice he's decidedly not beautiful.... nor does he convince me he could inspire any feelings of infatuation in either sex...
warriordiva26 2 years ago
@warriordiva26 :-) I guess beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
CassieLopez 2 years ago 2
@CassieLopez; when it comes to people, yes, I agree....
warriordiva26 2 years ago
Actually Peter Firth was quite beautiful.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
Thanx for the post.
Tezman82 2 years ago
Failure [2]
emelinfrances 2 years ago
failure!!
MikisMisery 2 years ago
well funny part is that British people cant look at naked bodies. Which I like. But Antinous was all naked and nasty, who is described as beautiful in the book.
goodluckpeace44 2 years ago
the lighting here is vile. i feel like i am watching a terrible soap opera.
and for some reason, in the 70's, no matter what other time period you're trying to portray, you will always look like you're in the 70's.
dreadful! xD
roxyepoxy1988 2 years ago 61
This is so true. An extremely intelligent observation! You always notice that in films by the decor and costumes and the style of acting, even the accents. If you look at old films, you see the 1930s Victorian, and the 1940s Victorian. That is why the 1945 "Dorian Gray" is so wierd. It is pure 1940s American idea of Victorian. The really try to look authentic now, but I bet in 50 years time people will say......
Look at the "Tudors" and trash like that!
broadleygreen 2 years ago 4
yeah, I agree, like the B grade 50's space / sci-fi flicks LOL now they were shockers!
batbreath77 2 years ago
@roxyepoxy1988
That's a very good observation. I agree.
ptashkaful 1 year ago
That's a very good observation. I agree
ptashkaful 1 year ago
@roxyepoxy1988 very true
Mattycnw 1 year ago
@roxyepoxy1988 you're dreadful.
universalradio 1 year ago
The 1945 version was ridiculous! The Dorian actor looked like a constipated codfish and was certainly not an "Adonis" And the English upper class didn´t have American accents in the 19th century.
Alright, I am obsessed with accents, but the lack of accuracy is rather annoying!
broadleygreen 2 years ago
Actually, the more upper class English have much less of English accents!
VASINGER 2 years ago
The most annoying thing about this is Peter Firth´s slight Yorkshire accent. It makes the idea of his being Lord Kelso´s grandson absurd!
broadleygreen 2 years ago
I don't know why he didn't affect a different accent as he has more many other films.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
Well, I have thought about the accent and I think that he was terribly young here and just starting out and that he hadn´t "ironed out" his real Yorkshire accent. He is also over-acting quite a lot! Everybody is in this thing! I think the whole thing is awful. Gielgud about 60 with horrible dyed hair, etc.
Peter Firth got MUCH better later. In "Tess" he was very fine!
broadleygreen 2 years ago
Gielgud was far too old for the part.
I think in Aces High Peter did speak more properly, so I don't know why he didn't here unless it was a decision by the director. The lighting was bad because this was all filmed in the studio at the BBC, something that really dates series like I, Claudius.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
Ignorance is bliss.
dsrtflwr 2 years ago
loved the book, just finished watching the 45 version.lets see how this one goes.
TRDSAM4ever2 2 years ago
which one is the 45th?
amauma 2 years ago
the film that was made in 1945, the classic and best version yet
TRDSAM4ever2 2 years ago
Does anyone know where I can get this? Preferably as a torrent or download, but a dvd would be great too. Thanks for any help.
dorymcphee 2 years ago
read the book!! imagine!! there´s nothing like it
beka0304 2 years ago
what happends at the end?? anyone know?
who dies?? because i know some of the characters die but i don't know who. can someone please tell me??
allpurerandomstyle 2 years ago
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read the book dorian kills basil and ialan campbell kills himself and dorian dies
XGRIMYONEX 2 years ago
WOUAH!! thx a lot!! :D
and yeah... i have to read the book but i wanted to know who dies before i read it.
allpurerandomstyle 2 years ago
well i kinda spolied it for you the 1945 movie is better than this the b & w and in the uk there a new movie called dorian grey that was just released
XGRIMYONEX 2 years ago
hehe.. i like to know the end before i start and now i'm also gonna watch the movie!!
and... 1945!?!?!! that's... whatever.
allpurerandomstyle 2 years ago
i agree. too bad the 45 version is not on dvd in the states. i haven't seen the colin firth one but it looks pretty kitsch compared to the classic.
ArcDodelijk 2 years ago
i got it from amazon and i live in ny u can get it there
XGRIMYONEX 2 years ago
thanks, been a couple years since i checked, kind of gave up on it.
ArcDodelijk 2 years ago
the new film is terrible watched it last night, cant believe that crap is even a film, you are not missing much
BROWNhero15 2 years ago
may i ask which one is tha classic one? i suppose this is...
amauma 2 years ago
no, the 45 version was actually a movie, not a soap operish stage production.
yes here they have british accents, that's fine except they cannot act!
ArcDodelijk 2 years ago
read the book, its good
1CasuConsulto 2 years ago
yeah. i read it for school.
allpurerandomstyle 2 years ago
Do you really want to know..???
MoeTheSyco 2 years ago
haha!! yeah!
but someone already told me XD
allpurerandomstyle 2 years ago
I have no complaints about Gielgud - apart from being a decade too old he is brilliant as Lord Henry.
But since I love Brett, and therefore would not want him not to be a part of this movie, I would prefer him as Lord Henry. The Basil role doesn't really suit him. His way of speaking is too authoritative i.e. more Henry-like. (not saying he would do a better job than Gielgud. Gielgud is brilliant)
= a JB fan's dilemma
9Agnes2 2 years ago
I love how the BBC version is so faithful to the book. The opening scene with Basil and Henry was spot on.
The new version out now with Ben Barnes is very good, but in a sensational sense, it was not at all faithful to the book, which annoyed me. The action was very good however, and Ben Barnes is a great match for Dorian! :D
Hold on... os the bloke who played Dorian in this version, Harry in Spooks? He's so sweet! :)
xxrainbowsxx 2 years ago
john gielgud is the only actor of these three who has any real idea how to join the dots between efffete gentlemanly conventions of the late 19th century and what we in the late 20th century know as "gay" or "camp". jeremy brett doesnt look very sure of what hes doing, and peter firth seems to think he's in a fucking little britain sketch. the "...shouldn't go in for philanthropy" lines are just painful. its also completely at odds with the book, at least from where i'm sitting (ho, ho!)
khalithistle 2 years ago
what's that? we're in the 21st century now, you say? well, i say!
khalithistle 2 years ago
ahhh Jeremy Brett, what a legend
dantesbuttock 2 years ago 2
This BBC Dorian Gray is quite good. Better than the lame Dorian Gray flick with Ben Barnes coming out now. But has anyone seen "DorianGraySociety" on YouTube? It's the new indie Dorian Gray. I really love the trailer. It's quite fun and ingenious: to cast an anti-aging guru as Dorian Gray! ;) Now that's new;)
valleygirl550 2 years ago
The picture of Dorian looks like Oscar to me. lol
I think Tim Burton should make a version of the book, my favorite book of all time.
hosway1992 2 years ago 5
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CrissyJB 2 years ago
es verdad, prefiero el libro :)
ingravida932 2 years ago
jamás una película podrá superar el libro, me llamaba mucho la atención ver escenas, perp prefiero quedarme con las que se me crearon en la mente, la belleza de dorian es demasiada, no conozco actor que pudiese representarla, la actitud de hallaward, el sinísmo de lord henry, prefiero quedarme con lo que he creado en mi mente. Ojalá crearan una nueva pelicula que se hacerque un poco más a lo que oscar wilde quiso expresar, sería muy interesante que retomaran esta gran historia.
lpbs1992 2 years ago
yo creo qe hayden christensen lo haria bastante bien. han hecho una version con el chico de las cronicas de narnia(el que hacia de principe caspian)
ingravida932 2 years ago
exacto, no creo que exista alguien que pueda representar a Dorian como se describe en el libro, Dorian posee algo que inexplicablemente echiza a todos, sin dunda me echizo a mi ;)
34bx 2 years ago
films never do justice to books, never. I agree with you.
korruptangell 2 years ago
Peter Firth is a fine man and actor I respect deeply.
marekerhardt 2 years ago 2
Respect?
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
Indeed. Why not? Are you not an ardent fan?
marekerhardt 2 years ago
Yeah, I just wondered what it is you respect him for. Acting?
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
His long and exellent history of acting, his lack of dramatics in moving from youth to adult parts, his diversity, his work ethic, his Emmy, his Oscar nomination and his good character personally. He is versatile and a great of the British stage and TV. You seem to distrust his other fans. I am a devoted Peter Firth admirer. Thank you
marekerhardt 2 years ago
Oh OK, fine. I think he was only on stage twice though.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
The earlier version with George Sanders Hurd Hatfield and Angela Lansbury was so superior to this.
skylur44 2 years ago
this is bollocks!
galahad616 2 years ago
i don't like jeremy brett as basil. he doesn't deliver dialogue well :(
akiaki9jade 2 years ago 4
Brett had a strange voice.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
i pictured it ALL differently
AshleyBrownFilms 2 years ago