The Ballad of Reading Gaol

3.7 1988 42 min
Drama

Oscar Wilde’s famous and eloquent defence of love – made while he was being cross-examined at the trial that led to his incarceration and death – is strikingly illustrated, word by word, with Mapplethorpe-like imagery.

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Director
Richard Kwietniowski
Writers
Richard Kwietniowski, Oscar Wilde

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Quentin Crisp Narrator

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