Wilde Imagination: The Untold Story of Oscar Wilde Fan Casting Poster

Fan CastingWilde Imagination: The Untold Story of Oscar Wilde

by Focus Features, Participant Media, BBC Films, Amazon Studios, Annapurna Pictures

Story added by kamsismith on April 11, 2024

Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, "Wilde Imagination" traces the extraordinary journey of Oscar Wilde, from his humble beginnings in Dublin to his meteoric rise as one of the most celebrated playwrights of his time. With razor-sharp wit and unparalleled charm, Wilde captivated audiences and scandalized high society with his provocative works, including "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray." But behind the glittering facade lay a man plagued by his own contradictions and desires. As Wilde's fame soared, so did his infamy, as he found himself entangled in a scandalous affair with Lord Alfred Dougl...read more

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Description of Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie):

Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. At Oxford he edited an undergraduate journal, The Spirit Lamp, that carried a homoerotic subtext, and met Wilde, starting a close but stormy relationship. Douglas's father, the Marquess of Queensberry, abhorred it and set out to humiliate Wilde, publicly accusing him of homosexuality. Wilde sued him for criminal libel, but some intimate notes were found and Wilde was later imprisoned. On his release, he briefly lived with Douglas in Naples, but they had separated by the time Wilde died in 1900. Douglas married a poet, Olive Custance, in 1902 and had a son, Raymond.