"Forever Young. Forever Cursed."
Directed by Oliver ParkerProduced by Barnaby Thompson
Screenplay by Toby Finlay
Based on "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
Starring: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood
Music by Charlie Mole
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Edited by Guy Bensley
Production company: Alliance Films, UK Film Council, Ealing Studios
Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Release date: 9 September 2009
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
"Dorian Gray" is a fantasy thriller drama film based on Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". This screen version is directed by Oliver Parker. The film begins with the story of a gullible young Dorian Gray. He's an owner of singular beauty, and the top-drawer sees that. Then Dorian meets Basil Hallward, an artist, who paints Gray's portrait to capture the full power of his youthful appearance. After that he becomes acquainted with charismatic Lord Henry Wotton, who introduces Gray to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. And since this moment everything starts to change.
