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The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1988)

Directed by Richard Kwietniowski

Overview

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.

Length 42 minutes

Actors

Quentin Crisp