Oscar Wilde himself (1985) Part 6 - 6

Here is a short biography of Oscar Wilde that is found on the BBC TV mini-series disc. I watched it a few years ago. I thought it might be interesting to some viewers.

Here is the playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=49E8B73E09BD0FD4

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Oscar
• Wilde
• himself
• 1985
• BBC
• Merlin
• Holland
• Annie
• Paul

[preposterous3637]

Thank you for posting this beautiful documentary of Wilde's life - I am so disappointed that there are no comments here, but I still hope someone will always appreciate Wilde through the years.

[KatrinLeoMania]

Thank you very much, for posting this program about Oscar Wilde! He was an genius man and writer! He is my favorite writer and I`m very interesting in his biography, because he was lived very hard, but very bright life! Thank you for upload it, again!

[RedUncle]

CONT : I wish to learn from this agonizing injustice - Wilde was victimized by bigotry and xenophobia... so, who are the equally persecuted now? and how can we elaborate upon Oscar Wilde's brilliance and mental lucidity by fully and thoroughly embracing the "outcast" of today?

[RedUncle]

Oscar Wilde was clearly one of very few historical geniuses, and I don't use that phrase lightly ... so I can't help but wonder: what are the unwarranted restrictions of today? With informed hindsight and over 100 years of clarity of reflection, we can easily grasp the severe injustice imbued upon Wilde in his day - but I seriously ask you, and not rhetorically, how are we tainted today in our own way? I watched this documentary, and was very deeply moved ... but as a heterosexual, I wish to le

[MsMaggieOC]

I don't think I've cried this much in a long time.

[121sukhvinder]

Thank you for posting this documentary.

[sinoples]

@talitakoomi

Your comment is of a rare preciousness.....Sir. I wil consider it as a convenient metaphore. Heartfelt thanks!*

[iamwalkingthec0w]

just as moving as the actual "Wilde" film

[iamwalkingthec0w]

Thank you for uploading this, really enjoyed watching it

[DonnachaMackManus]

thanks a lot for this. excellent, touching and human documentary

[talitakoomi]

@IIIdobyIII I agree, but I would add that he was a beautiful bird who fell to the ground because some rotten boys threw rocks at him until they hit him. He fell and lay stunned for awhile, then got up only to find he could no longer fly. So he walked about on the ground with all the lowly and base things of life for a time, but soon died from a broken heart, because beautiful birds who sing sublime songs are not meant to dwell in the dirt of the world.

[DreadedShaman]

If oscar was shackled than the prisoners were more enjoyable than the modern