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The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 42 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Richard Kwietniowski
- Starring
- Quentin Crisp
Oscar Wilde’s famous and eloquent defence of love—spoken during the cross‑examination that culminated in his imprisonment and eventual death—is rendered in a striking visual format, with each word paired to a Mapplethorpe‑style image that brings the poetic phrasing to vivid, tactile life.
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