The Importance of Being Oscar
Oscar Wilde's glittering and controversial career before his trial for homosexual crimes and tragic fall from grace are shown in a BBC movie with a lot of famous people. Oscar Wilde's best comedies, like "The Importance of Being Earnest," and stories, like "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Canterville Ghost," are adapted and performed by Freddie Fox, Claire Skinner, Anna Chancellor, and James Fleet, among others. Wilde fans and experts, like Stephen Fry, his grandson Merlin Holland, and his most recent biographers, give enlightening accounts of how his own life influenced his writing. His Irish roots, his early career, his marriage, and the importance of both men and women in his life all come together to create a complex and compelling portrait and celebration of a man who is too often reduced to a stereotype.