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The Importance of Being Oscar

Oscar Wilde's bright and controversial career before his prosecution for gay offenses and sad fall from power, as told in a star-studded BBC film. Highlights from Oscar-winning comedies like The Importance of Being Earnest and classics like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost are adapted and sung by a cast that includes Freddie Fox, Claire Skinner, Anna Chancellor, and James Fleet. Wilde fans and specialists, including Stephen Fry, Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland, and his most recent biographers, offer illuminating stories of how his own life influenced his work. His Irish background, early profession, marriage, and the role of women and men in his life all come together in a nuanced and powerful portrayal and celebration that fleshes out the bones of a man who is all too frequently caricatured.

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