![]() The hedonistic Douglas is not content to remain monogamous and frequently engages in sexual activity with rent boys while his older lover plays the role of voyeur.ĭouglas' father, the Marquess of Queensberry ( Tom Wilkinson), a violent and cruel man, objects to his son's relationship with Wilde and demeans the playwright shortly after the opening of The Importance of Being Earnest. The two fall into a passionate and tempestuous relationship. On the opening night of his play Lady Windermere's Fan, Wilde is re-introduced to the dashingly handsome and foppish poet Lord Alfred Douglas ( Jude Law), whom he had met briefly the year before. While their second child is still an infant, the couple hosts a young Canadian named Robbie Ross ( Michael Sheen), who seduces Wilde and helps him come to terms with his homosexuality. Wilde returns to London and weds Constance Lloyd ( Jennifer Ehle). ![]() Despite his flamboyant personality and urbane wit, he proves to be a success with the local silver miners as he regales them with tales of Renaissance silversmith Benvenuto Cellini. The film opens with Oscar Wilde's 1882 visit to Leadville, Colorado during his lecture tour of the United States.
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