The Last Days of Oscar Wilde

FILM: The Happy Prince

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STARS: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan

WHERE: Landmark Plaza Frontenac

PREMISE: Follows Oscar Wilde’s path from prison release to his death in France. Connected through the film is his telling of the fable of the happy prince.

HE SAID: You enjoy.  I have to work.

SHE SAID: A sad but enlighten film. I hadn’t known a lot of what transpired in Wilde’s life after his arrival in prison. The film tells the tale of a conflicted man who sought redemption but couldn’t resist the pull of his temptations. Rupert Everett gives a wonderful portrayal of Wilde. SCORE: 6.5 (On a scale of 1 to 10)

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