The portrait of dorian gray lecture at the carnegie. The picture of dorian gray begins on a summer day in victorian england, where lord henry wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist basil hallward painting a portrait of dorian gray, a handsome young man, who is basils ultimate muse. Released in june 1945 by metrogoldwynmayer, the film is directed by albert lewin and stars george sanders as lord henry wotton and hurd hatfield as dorian gray. Ivan albright painted this lurid portrait for the oscarwinning movie adaptation of oscar wildes 1891 novel the picture of dorian gray. Most current tv broadcasts now show the proper colour inserts. The picture of dorian gray isnt awful, though its certainly an instance. According to some sources, the final shot of the film was also originally shown in. Wildes text cant conceivably be improved upon, and putting it on film meant using some trappings of 1940s gothic that make it feel more dated than an 1890s novel. The picture of dorian gray is a 1945 american horrordrama film based on oscar wildes 1890. Nov 07, 2014 the picture of dorian gray 1945 original theatrical trailer warner bros. According to some sources, the final shot of the film was also originally shown in colour, but all extant prints show the final shot in blackandwhite. Nov 30, 2009 1945s picture of dorian gray is a fascinating and at times, a disturbing watch for me. He was hired after director albert lewin saw a painting of his at the art institute of chicago entitled that which i should have done i did not do.
This is the film version of oscar wildes classic tale about a man. A modern retelling of oscar wildes classic masterpiece. The picture of dorian gray 1945 dorianbasil confrontation. The picture of dorian gray is a 1945 american horrordrama film based on oscar wildes 1890 novel of the same name. In victorian london, a beautiful young man is given a portrait of himself by an admiring artist. In the film, albright created four portraits showing dorian s gradual. The picture of dorian gray is een amerikaanse horrordramafilm uit 1945, gebaseerd op het boek het portret van dorian gray. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 production 4. Regarder en streaming sur votre mobile ios et android.
In wildes tale, dorian gray commissions a portrait of himself as an attractive young man and later trades his soul for an everyouthful appearance. Dorian gray full movie based on the novel by oscar wilde. Dorian gray is a 2009 british fantasyhorror drama film based on oscar wildes 1890 novel the picture of dorian gray. The picture of dorian gray 1945 original theatrical trailer. The young dorian gray befriends an artist, basil hallward, who quickly becomes obsessed and insists on painting a master portrait to truly capture the image of his beauty. George sanders and hurd hatfield in the picture of dorian gray 1945 hurd. The picture of dorian gray 1945 film movie facebook. Infobox film name the picture of dorian gray caption a promotional film poster for the picture of dorian gray director albert lewin producer pandro s.
A londres, en 1866, basil hallward peint le portrait dun seduisant jeune homme, dori. The adaptation is directed by oliver parker, written by toby finlay his first screenplay, and stars ben barnes as dorian gray and colin firth as lord henry wotton. Oscar and golden globewinning adaptation of oscar wildes classic story about a mysterious young man whose painted portrait ages through. Shot primarily in blackandwhite, the film features four colour inserts in 3strip technicolor of dorian s portrait. A londres, en 1866, basil hallward peint le portrait dun. Picture of dorian gray the art institute of chicago. Shot primarily in blackandwhite, the film features four inserts in a 3strip technicolor of dorian grays portrait as a special effect and the first two of his portraits. As someone who considers herself a rather unflappable mature adult, i still shudder a little at the suggestion that a painting the original being haunting enough in its own right manifesting and representing the depravity of a human soul. Donna reed and hurd hatfield in the picture of dorian gray 1945 hurd. In the wealthy and vain hedonist dorian gray, painter basil hallward has found his muse. He was hired after director lewin saw a painting of his at the art institute of chicago entitled that which i should have done i did not do. Gray used at the end of the film was painted on commission during the making of the film in 19431944 by ivan le. Adaptation of a novel picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde. The portrait of dorian gray seen in the beginning of the film was painted by henrique medina and is titled portrait of hurd hatfield as dorian gray.