Title: The Happy Prince
Original Title: The Happy Prince
Year: 2018
Info
- Country: Germany UK
- Language: English French
- Length: 105 Minutes (1 hour 45 min)
- Genre: Comedy Drama Biography
- Studios: BBC Films Lionsgate Palomar
- Distributor: Alfa Pictures
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: June 22 2018
- United States: October 05 2018
Plot
"The Happy Prince" focuses on the last three years of writer Oscar Wilde's life, covering the period between 1897 and 1900. Isolated in a hotel on the French coast, Wilde decides to embark on a journey through Europe with a double objective: to meet his ex-wife as well as Sir Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, a former lover who was the fruit of many of the great problems of the writer. Despite his health problems, Wilde insists on undertaking this journey that will take him in search of creativity and love through the darkest corners of his life. 'The Happy Prince' is starring, directed and written by the actor Rupert Everett, a movie that supposed his debut in directing and as a screenwriter. Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Colin Morgan, Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor complete the cast of the film.
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Videos
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Trivia
Location
The interiors of Oscar Wilde's home in Italy were shot in Castle Thurnau in Bavaria, Germany.
Friends
Colin Firth and Ruper Everett had already appeared together before in 'The Importance of Being Earnest', as in other films like 'Another Country', 'St. Trinian's' or 'Shakespeare in Love'.
Triple work
Actor Rupert Everett directs, writes and stars in 'The Happy Prince', and it supposed his debut as director and screenwriter.
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