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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

(1988)

November 8, 1988 0h 42m
37%
TMDB Score

Overview

Oscar Wilde’s famous and eloquent defence of love – made while he was being cross-examined at the trial that led to his incarceration and death – is strikingly illustrated, word by word, with Mapplethorpe-like imagery.

Richard Kwietniowski

Director

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