Wilde- Individual in society-essay on the film based around Oscar Wilde

WILDE

Director:
BBC production
Media: Film
Wilde is a film set in England during the 1800’s (Victorian Era) about Oscar Wilde, a controversial member of society at the time. His controversial and shocking plays went against the conventions of society, and his promiscuous secret homosexual lifestyle shocked people of the time also. At the time it was seen as acceptable for men to be more affectionate than men of previous times, however it was a fine line between acceptable affection and promiscuity. Sinful acts such as pre-marital sex and same sex relationships were still looked down upon. His homosexual lifestyle was kept a secret for a lot of his life however his controversial plays weren’t. They were referred to as “the masks we wear as faces and the faces we wear as masks” Bosies’, (Oscars boyfriend) reaction to the plays further reveal the way that Oscars plays were shocking to audiences of the time and Bosies’ approval shows his passion and determination for goin...