The film Heart is too bonded/ Wilde Wilde (1997) British Blu-ray edition cover
"Millennial literature has produced authors who are far more complex or imaginative than Wilde, but no one is more charismatic than him. Whether it's casual conversation or spending time with friends, whether in happy years or in adversity, Wilde is equally charismatic. The lines he left behind still captivate us to this day. —Jorge Luis Borges
It's an obsessive love story, and Wilde (Stephen Frei Stephen Fry) is well known for his quest for beauty. The beauty of Posey (Jude Law) is not only his beautiful appearance, but also his decadence, willfulness, and debauchery. As a representative of aestheticism, the slogan of "art for art's sake" made Wilde unconsciously form a bad relationship with decadent beauty.
In the film Wilde (1997), Wilde (right, played by Stephen Stephen Fry) and Posey (left, played by Jude Law) order food at a restaurant
Seemingly unrelated to Wilde's literature, in fact, the love in the movie "Heart Too Bonded/Wilde" (1997) is Wilde's life, and is not it a true insight into Wilde's works?
The film is based on the award-winning biography "Heart Too Bondage" written by Richard Erman Richard Ellmann. The film has made sufficient efforts to show Wilde, a complex character who has attracted countless eyeballs in both his works and private life, and has put his process from "brilliant and prominent" to "notorious" and then back to "brilliant and prominent" on the screen in a poetic way like Wilde's fairy tale.
In the film Heart/Wilde Wilde (1997), Jude Lowe played Posey, the "red face of the water"
Director Brian Gilbert's talent, combined with Julian Mitchell's screenplay by Julian Mitchell and the powerful cast, made the film a must-see for lovers of film and literature.
Wilde's mixed reputation stemmed half from his talent and half from his affair with a number of men. What these affairs brought to Wilde in stubborn and conservative 19th-century England was a disgraceful end, no matter how talented and accomplished he had. This also reflects the hypocrisy and repression of the social atmosphere at that time.
In the film Heart/Wilde Wilde (1997), Michael Sheen plays Robbie Ross; Robbie Rose was Wilde's first lover, who wildly claimed to have been seduced by Robbie Rose when Robbie Rose was 17 and Wilde was 32
"Heart too bondage" does not trace its roots from Wilde's adolescence like a general biopic. Instead, in the beginning, we see middle-aged Wilde. But Brian Gilbert's skilled directing skills allowed us to quickly discern who was among his many relatives and friends.
From marrying his wife Constance Mary Lloyd (Jennifer Jennifer Ehle) on the grounds that "she was a good listener", to Oscar's appearance with Posey, a handsome aristocratic young man like a Greek statue, it was like "a sunny Day in May, lightning flashed." ”
Stills from the movie "Heart Tai Jie/ Wilde Wilde" (1997), Wilde and his wife and 2 sons in the countryside
The story continues in a smooth manner like a babbling stream. For any biographical work, it is very difficult to strike a proper balance between "telling an interesting story" and "faithfully reproducing the life of a character".
Wilde seems to have everything, talent, wit, a beautiful wife, and 2 children. At a reception where his plays were staged, Wilde met Alfred Douglas, a young man of handsome descent named Posey, and found that he deviated from normal orientations, such as preferring men, but he was selfish and immature. Cynicism and arrogance will be reflected in the plot later in the plot.
Poster for the Japanese version of the movie "Heart Tai Chi / Wilde Wilde" (1997).
Posey worshipped Wilde, telling him, "You use wit like a knife, cut through all those starched shirt fronts. You draw blood. It's magnificent," "The humor of [your] is like a sharp blade piercing the heart of all these old antiques. You made them bleed, fantastic! ）
Posey takes Wilde to the secret room, where all the people are a paradise for homosexuals in London, but Posey wants to show off in front of others that he is Wilde's "boy" and wants the whole world to know, however, Wilde is more cautious and obscure, and has advised Posey many times, but Posey does not listen at all, but becomes irritable and dissatisfied, so Wilde has to start writing scripts to maintain their entertainment.
Stills from the movie "Heart-Bound/Wilde Wilde" (1997), Wilde is lost in Posey's desires, ready to satisfy Posey's expenses
In the more than two years he spent with Posey, Wilde did not write a single line, and in Wilde's own words, as long as Posey was around, he was exhausted and uninspired.
Posey has a strong desire for a life of poverty and luxury. From the autumn of 1892 to the imprisonment of Wilde in 1895, Wilde spent £5,000 for cash alone, not counting the expenses on the bill, and finally Wilde was directly financially broken because of the lawsuit. Wilde was also imprisoned for "offending morals" because of Posey. This two-year prison sentence ruined Wilde's artistic career and the rest of his life.
In the film Heart/Wilde Wilde (1997), Posey often irritates Wilde with his own actions
In the film "Heart too bondage", the screenwriter achieves the dual goals of setting off Wilde's personality traits in the careful selection of historical events and using appropriate imagination to successfully bring the audience's emotions into the film (such as reading his own fairy tales for his sons, being hurt by the wayward Posey during the illness but feeling that Posey is more hurt, being considered weak in character and finally fighting against Posey's father, etc.), showing a superb standard.
The film does not simply separate Wilde as a creator and Wilde as an individual, but is more like perfectly merging the two. We see Wilde as some kind of "literary prophet" (he had disciples like a prophet, such as Robbie and Posey), so it became natural that young people would be attracted to him by his erudition and demeanor. The result is that this elegant film seems so believable and beautiful from start to finish.
Stills from the movie Heart-Introverted Wilde (1997), Wilde in court
elegance? yes. As a film related to such a great artist, this is a word that the film strives to show in all aspects.
The beautiful photography and gorgeous costumes perfectly recreate the British society at the end of the 19th century, easily bringing the audience into the atmosphere of the time; Wilde's narration, which appears in many places in the film, is also extremely cleverly designed, which not only unifies the tone of the film, but also deepens the character of the characters. Most of these beautiful sentences are quoted from Wilde's own work, but they are perfectly coordinated with the plot development of the entire film, just right, and shocking.
Promotional photo for the film Heart-Introverted Wilde (1997), Wilde and his lovers
In particular, the reference to Wilde's own famous fairy tale "The Selfish Giant", in which Wilde, who reads stories for children in the film, alludes to his love affair with Poseidon, which is particularly lamentable: the giant has a big garden, but he is very selfish and does not let the children come in to play.
This annoyed spring, and spring did not go into his garden. In the garden, the flowers on the trees did not bloom, and there were no birdsong on the branches. The giant was sad, and he realized his mistake, and he demolished the walls, welcomed the children in, and spring returned, and the birds were singing. Of all the children, the giant liked the boy at the top, the youngest of them, and strangely enough, the little boy appeared only once and never met again.
Stills from the movie Heart-Introverted Wilde (1997), Wilde and his 2 children
The giants missed him day and night. When the giant was very old, he saw one day in the farthest corner of the garden a tree full of white flowers, and under the tree stood the little boy. The giant walked toward him with delight and suddenly found that the child's wrists and insteps were dripping blood. The boy told the giant, "This is the nail mark of love. The giant bowed in awe before the boy. The boy said, "You have people come to your garden, and I will take you to my garden, heaven." "The giant is dead, and snow-white flowers cover his body.
"There are two tragedies in the world, one is not getting what you want, and the other is getting it." The film ends with Wilde's proverbial quote, which successfully condenses 15 years of beauty and sorrow into 117 minutes.
In the film Heart-Bound/Wilde (1997), Posey always draws Wilde's attention
Audiences who love Wilde will surely get pleasure from it, and for those who are not familiar with Wilde, the beautiful sentences in the film will definitely make your heart closer to the giant. Playing Wilde is never easy. For he was not only a gentle husband, a loving father, a lover of the most affectionate, but also an amazingly gifted and talented artist, a man who "lived elsewhere" who insisted on himself in a way that could not be socially accepted at the time.
For Stephen Stephen Fry, who has some resemblance to Wilde in appearance (who was also a true comrade in life), it was a dreamlike character for a lifetime. Stephen Frey is a writer in his own right, and his performances are excellent, but the fly in the ointment is that he is too old.
Film "Heart Too Bonded/ Wilde Wilde" (1997) German ART HAUS Blu-ray Edition cover
Stephen Frey himself still remembers his passion for playing Wilde. However, although most critics believe that Stephen Frey has vividly expressed Wilde's intellectual, sentimental and sad literary temperament to the fullest and convincing, and is the most suitable candidate to play Wilde, but, with the arrogance of history at customs, he said: "I have nothing to declare, except my genius!" Compared with the real Wilde, Stephen Frei is a little more generous, performing Wilde's calmness, taste and tolerance, but less uninhibited and radiant conceit and passion. A little more gloomy, but a little less sunny.
Real-life Wilde (left) and Posey (right)
Historically, when Posey and Wilde met, Posey was 22 years old and Wilde was 38 years old. Posey's youth and beauty made Wilde, who had always pursued beauty, powerless to refuse (Wilde was not a pure homosexual, he liked beautiful boys as he liked brocade clothes, which was his pursuit of beauty).
Jude Lowe was 25 years old when she starred in this movie, and her young and handsome appearance was definitely not inferior to the real Posey. After all, the Posey we see is only the feminine side face of the photo, but The Jude Lowe in the movie exudes beauty all the time.
Jude Law, in the film Heart-Bound/Wilde Wilde (1997), makes it clear why Wilde fell into the abyss
Jude Law is also a highlight of the film. He played the red-faced Jude Lowe in the film, and his beauty, willfulness, and indulgence became the main highlights of wilde's narration excerpts in this film.
Its outrageousness makes one doubt jude Lowe's own orientation. The scene where he rolls his morning star-like eyes and lets his handsome face like the sun god appear on the screen is almost one of the most stunning moments in the history of cinema. No wonder Wilde said: Who can not remember such a beautiful man?
Stills from the movie Heart-To-Heart/Wilde (1997).
It is even more rare that Jude Lowe has not been reduced to a male "vase" in the movie, and Posey's arrogance, fickleness, willfulness and vulnerability have made him play it truly and appropriately. This sometimes angelic and sometimes demonic character could not find a second candidate besides him.
The sensibility of writers, especially poets, is incomparable. In this film, Wilde and a number of men are emotionally entangled, and the speed of his face and heart compound is as fast as he can, and the frequency is staggering. It was Mrs. Wilde who was still suffering, raising her two children alone, who had begun to show her father's brilliance. However, among the countless flowery words in the film, the most impressive thing is Wilde's praise for the infant child at the beginning of the film: "They are so beautiful..... Almost reach their mother.....”。
British student Orlando Bloom made a brief appearance in the film Heart of Hearts/ Wilde Wilde (1997).
In addition, Orlando Bloom, a British student who has won the hearts of countless girls with the "Lord of the Rings" series, has a 30-second glimpse in the film, playing the teenager who instantly impresses Wilde; Jennifer Ehle, who once played Elizabeth in the BBC series "Pride and Prejudice", interprets the goodness and sorrow of Wilde's wife Constance in a new way; and the veteran power actress Vanessa Radgrave Vanessa Redgrave also played Wilde's mother in the film, and I believe that friends who often watch British film and television will see many acquaintances in the film.
Film "Heart Too Bonded/ Wilde Wilde" (1997) German ART HAUS DVD edition cover