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== The Adaptations == |
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* [[Dawson Casting]]: 20 years old Dorian played by 30 years old Ben Barnes, Basil and Henry (around 30) played by 40 years old Ben Chaplin and 49 years old Colin Firth. |
* [[Dawson Casting]]: 20 years old Dorian played by 30 years old Ben Barnes, Basil and Henry (around 30) played by 40 years old Ben Chaplin and 49 years old Colin Firth. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: |
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** The 1945 features [[Murder, She Wrote|Angela]] [[Angela Lansbury|Lansbury]] as Sybil Vane. |
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** The 1970 film has [[The Pink Panther|Herbert Lom]] as Lord Henry. |
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** The 1976 TV version features [[Sherlock Holmes|Jeremy Brett]] as Basil. And [[Equus|Peter Firth]] as Dorian. |
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** The 1983 [[Gender Flip]]ped TV movie has [[Psycho|Anthony Perkins]] as "Henry Lord" (it's set in contemporary America) and [[Michael Ironside]] as Alan Campbell(!!). |
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** The 2009 film stars [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Prince Caspian]] as Gray. And [[Game On|Matthew]] as Basil. |
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 8 September 2021
The Novel
- Beam Me Up, Scotty: For some reason, a lot of people think the title is The Portrait of Dorian Grey, perhaps because portrait is a more sophisticated word, and the British spelling of "Gray" is more genteel.
- Dyeing for Your Art: Sybil, metaphorically: she was a perfect actress because she didn't live in reality.
- Writing Against Type: A horror story, from Oscar Wilde.
The Adaptations
- Dawson Casting: 20 years old Dorian played by 30 years old Ben Barnes, Basil and Henry (around 30) played by 40 years old Ben Chaplin and 49 years old Colin Firth.
- Hey, It's That Guy!:
- The 1945 features Angela Lansbury as Sybil Vane.
- The 1970 film has Herbert Lom as Lord Henry.
- The 1976 TV version features Jeremy Brett as Basil. And Peter Firth as Dorian.
- The 1983 Gender Flipped TV movie has Anthony Perkins as "Henry Lord" (it's set in contemporary America) and Michael Ironside as Alan Campbell(!!).
- The 2009 film stars Prince Caspian as Gray. And Matthew as Basil.