The Picture of Dorian Gray 1976 - Oscar Wilde - Part 9 - 10

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Part 9 of 10

Synopsis: Dorian Gray (Peter Firth) is a privileged man who sits for artist Basil Hallward (Jeremy Brett). Gray is so happy with the results that he wishes he could look that way forever; Hallward tells him it could be so, but for a terrible price. Gray soon discovers that he no longer ages, but his portrait does instead, and as he becomes more corrupt and stops putting a check on his appetites, he discovers just how great a toll is portrait is forced to bear.

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[Noblefauf]

I thought Alan's actor (Nicholas Clay) was great in this role and subtly showed the various emotions Alan had towards Dorian that he was trying to hide.

[neripinkstar]

What I think after reading the book and seeing this movie is that maybe Dorian's letter said that he would accuse Alan of rape or having an indecent relationship with him.

Remember Oscar Wilde was arrested and went to prison because of being gay or something...

[MsFullheart]

oscar wilde was gay!

[Rapunzel251]

@sybyly He was not a gay! I wonder it is not living up to the script of the novel.

[LadyGlyde]

Dorian is so bitch :D

[sybyly]

@eugeniohz everyone is gay

[eugeniohz]

this scene is very gayish...... sorry you gay people, i got ZERO against you. but foock damn, this is quite gay.

was dorian gay or not?

[sineaddg]

@BelatedCommiseration and also the bisexual brett

[BelatedCommiseration]

Despite the subtext of the novel I do believe the homo erotic element is being played with all guns blazing in this version, when actually it was more subtle than that. Probably the trio of gay/bisexual actors playing the parts of Grey/Hallward/Wooton means that this element will inevitably be exaggerated. However I do think on its own terms I think the actors do play the part very will, except Firth can go a bit too far in being over mannered. Jeremey Brett was excellant though as Basil.

[SpockLover27]

This part freaked everyone out in my family when we were watching, lol twas creepy

[Maeglinchan]

gee  gee Dorian * Alan !!!

[PeterR132]

If the plot had moved on 18 years when James decided not to kill Dorian, wouldn't Harry be well... dead? Or at least look far older? Also why were they talking about Basils death as though it was yesterday?

Still a terrific book/play/drama, whichever you prefer.