The Ballad of Reading Gaol

(1988)

★ 3.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1988

Runtime: 42 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Richard Kwietniowski

Cast: Квентин Крисп

Plot

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.