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Dorian Gray( 2009)

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Forever Young. Forever Cursed.

Overview

Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ben Barnes

      Dorian Gray

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      Colin Firth

      Lord Henry Wotton

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      Rebecca Hall

      Emily Wotton

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      Emilia Fox

      Lady Victoria Wotton

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      Ben Chaplin

      Basil Hallward

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      Fiona Shaw

      Agatha

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      Caroline Goodall

      Lady Radly

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      Maryam d'Abo

      Gladys

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      Douglas Henshall

      Alan Campbell

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      Rachel Hurd-Wood

      Sibyl Vane

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      Max Irons

      Lucius

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      John Hollingworth

      Patrol Policeman

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      Pip Torrens

      Victor

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      Michael Culkin

      Lord Radley

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      Nathan Rosen

      Young Dorian

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      Jeffrey Lipman Snr

      Lord Kelso

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      Jo Woodcock

      Celia Radley

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      Louise Rose

      Angelique

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      Aewia Huillet

      Elisa

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      Hugh Ross

      Priest

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      David Sterne

      Theatre Manager

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      Johnny Harris

      James Vane

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      Cato Sandford

      Rent Boy

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    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Fri Oct 30 2015
    How Ominous! Another adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story. Film is about Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes), a man taken by the hedonism bug shown to him by Lord Wotton (Colin Firth). Upon having his portrait painted, Dorian comes to never age, but at what cost? Clearly not faithful to the literary source, Oliver Parker's film is an interesting misfire. As a sexy chiller it kinda works, having more in common with Hammer Films of the 70s than with Wilde's prose. Yet it often feels like style over substance, blood or nudity for blood and nudity's sake. While strong performances by Firth and late in th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    4706919.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book