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Topic History of: The Happy Prince
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JK2006 |
Correct Honey and Bosie was clearly a real shit.
But Hedda is right; that film is fabulous. |
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Honey |
I like Oscar Wilde, but I am uncomfortable with him being portrayed as a martyr and hero for breaking the law.
Not agreeing with (stupid) legislation is not an excuse to do whatever you like and treat people like shit, in my view. |
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Wyot |
hedda wrote:
I think I've had enough Oscar Wilde for now. 
Wilde, for me, is a very rich dessert best consumed in infrequent sittings.
I have always been in two minds about the depth of his literary talent, but realise a lot of people feel very differently.
It is a bit like PG Wodehouse: I can't help but love the rich, witty brilliant prose; but can't shake the feeling that he wrote the same novel about a hundred times...
And the sheer relentless drive to be funny on every line I find exhausting... |
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hedda |
just watched this brilliant film by Rupert Everett but boy, did it make me depressed.
I had nightmares. 
Everett was brilliant and this film does him so much credit.
He really brought home how shabbily Wilde was treated and how ghastly that Bosie was (who became a raging right wing anti-Semite in later years).
I knew Rupert long before he became famous (Brush With Fame #99).
He was also shabbily treated in the media in his early days.. for being gay & not admitting it ? ..I think really because he was Upper Middle Class and perceived as snobbish (he's not).
He is a superb author.
# Everett's book on making the film is a great read.
I think I've had enough Oscar Wilde for now. |
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