Highly admirable acting from Stephen Fry.

Literature above all is what helps me to live, and this is the most beautiful film about a writer I have seen.

I love Stephen Fry's voice

It's heartwarming seeing that Robbie was the first one to applaud the speech, not even hesitating about it. He stood by his side even when he was far away.

It’s WILD that Stephen Fry didn’t get an OSCAR for this, if you know what I’m saying.

Stephen Fry BECAME Oscar Wilde, almost literally, as though the long deceased spirit of that famed Anglo-Irish fop invaded him, and took over much of his consciousness, his being, and his perspective. An amazing, sublime and rightfully acclaimed performance, Fry should have won an Oscar for so beautifully and seamlessly depicting Oscar, in a manner that Oscar himself would have deemed quite commendable, and very worthy of all the genuine praise that could be, and was, lavishly bestowed upon him, and whose source, much of it, could be traced to the most consummate and objective critics, along with Fry's (and by extension, Oscar's) most ardent admirers. For that would have been undoubtedly this form of poetic justice, of indisputable vindication. Fry, as brilliant and exceptionally versatile as he is, really did bring Oscar Wilde back to life, seemingly resurrecting one of the greatest and wittiest writers that ever sprang from the vast and vibrant English (language) literary firmament. Fry definitely deserved an Oscar for Oscar!

Was the exchange where Wilde declares a certain young man too ugly to kiss left out of the Fry film? That was the most important exchange in the first trial and was compelling in both the Finch and Morley films.

Stephen Fry playing Oscar Wilde? This is a film I've got to see.

The scene was so intense. Maybe because Oscar is a wit person, and know how to say words after words making him doesn't bother much of what's going on. Imagine if the one that attended the trials was someone who couldn't save themself ....

i got an ad with stephen fry before the video

This scene makes the stomac tremble.

I've never seen this film but am aware of the story. It's too bad there's people today who would put him away still to cover their inadequacies and hypocrisies.

The smart answer was, “I don’t know what that means.”

I always thought that Stephen Fry and Oscar Wilde have many similarities...in terms of their appearance and that they are both homosexuals. Also, they are both multi-talented and are knowledgable on different disciplines. Also their style of clothing is similar. I even thought that maybe Stephen Fry is the reincarnation of Oscar Wilde. Or maybe Stephen Fry admires Oscar Wilde and is inspired by his work.

You could write an entire play from the recorded transcript of this cross examination. Carson, a barrister and a hardline unionist, was deeply affected by this case. When subsequently asked by the crown to prosecute Wilde he declined and advised against there being a prosecution at all. He felt Wilde had been destroyed by the civil trial and it was inhuman to pursue him further. The movie unfortunately concatenates the legal proceedings but it’s well worth reading in full the transcript of Carson’s cross examination of Wilde, which is free online

The physical resemblance between Fry to Wilde is uncanny. This video clip from the film "Wilde" (1997) contains the last appearance of the legendary actor, Peter Barkworth.

British judges don't use gavels (3:15) Stephen Fry should have known this as it's been said on QI many times.

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Hilarious. The Actor who played Marquees of Queensberry is so funny, that it brings decency and humanity to an otherwise grotesque real life character!

If Oscar Wilde had lived around the modern era, it would’ve been completely different. Homosexuality is more accepted nowadays and isn’t criminalised as it was back then, but there can be some who don’t accept it I have to be honest. It’s a loud noisy world we live in.

did oscar not have an irish accent then?

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Mm see this is a bit off ish to me. By all accounts Wilde was very show offy and catish on the stand. So Fry as a fan of his playing him with such humility seems a bit flattering and for want of a better word inaccurate. Please don’t get me wrong though that’s one small critique in a great film.

Oscar Wilde: The love that dare not speak its name...between David and Jonathan... Pastor Sempa: Wayayugay?

If this is what the man actually said in a trial where he accused someone of libel then he's the dumbest shithead ever. Him: I'm going to take you to court for calling me a homo! Court: Are you a homo? Him: Guys, I love men. Homosexuality is beautiful. Court: case dismissed. I can't get over it.

Peter Finch ;played him better, in my opinion

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I find myself sickened by how Wilde is romanticised and whitewashed. The person who said Fry played Wilde better than Wilde could play himself is an absolute idiot. Fry was miscast; he looks a bit like Wilde but his performance is too mild mannered and timid; he’s not a trained actor like Daniel day Lewis who should have played the role with the nuance it deserved. Fry is playing himself, his own persona: he’s not even trying to interpret the role in the way an actor should. Wilde, for all of his brilliance as a satirical writer, had a repulsive, self indulgent side and Fry's mild, appealing personality tries to distort this as something benevolent instead of destructive. It's a sham. Jude Law does an exceptional job as Bosie but he shouldn’t have had to carry the film on his own talent... he deserved a formidable costar... and that’s why the film is not regarded as a classic, because it didn't really hold Oscar up to be analysed as a flawed, provocative, self-destructive figure, just to idealise him (a vanity project on Fry's part, who wants to be identified with Wilde and has succeeded, if the OP comment is anything to go by). All the 'love that dare not speak its name' bollocks was in fact an excuse for Wilde and Bosie to go out and take advantage of vulnerable, underage, working class rent boys (which Wilde called 'feasting with panthers') and, once Wilde was sent down, his wife and children were the ones who lost everything. My final point is that Oscar Wilde's dramatic life was certainly worthy of a film biopic but not the kind of film that doesn't tell the truth.

I believe the US Praised Stalin for many years for his serviced to humanity. I think I'm done here

The noblest form of affection is the bond between men and not the perverted desire to enter another mans body that’s disgusting 😡

His arrogance made him think he was shielded from ignorance.

Buggery was illegal in England?