Question 1

What famous Oscar Wilde line from another work appears in this film's script?

Accepted Answer

Lord Henry Wotton says a line from 'The Importance of Being Earnest': 'The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to someone else if she is plain.'

Question 2

Which actor plays Dorian Gray, and where else does he appear reading the novel this film is based on?

Accepted Answer

Ben Barnes plays Dorian Gray. In Marvel's The Punisher (2017), his character Billy Russo is seen reading 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde.

Question 3

What is the central conflict in Dorian Gray's story?

Accepted Answer

Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youth and commissions a portrait that ages instead of him. His desperate attempts to safeguard this secret turn his privileged life into a living hell.

Question 4

What discrepancy exists between the movie poster and the actual film regarding Dorian Gray's appearance?

Accepted Answer

Unlike the movie poster, Dorian Gray does not have blue eyes but brown eyes in the film.

Question 5

Which major film festival featured this movie in 2009?

Accepted Answer

Dorian Gray was featured at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009.

Question 6

What famous Oscar Wilde line from another work appears in this film's script?

Accepted Answer

Lord Henry Wotton says a line from 'The Importance of Being Earnest': 'The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to someone else if she is plain.'

Question 7

Which actor plays Dorian Gray, and where else does he appear reading the novel this film is based on?

Accepted Answer

Ben Barnes plays Dorian Gray. In Marvel's The Punisher (2017), his character Billy Russo is seen reading 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde.

Question 8

What festival premiered this film in 2009?

Accepted Answer

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009.

Question 9

How does the movie poster differ from Dorian Gray's actual eye color in the film?

Accepted Answer

Unlike the movie poster showing blue eyes, Dorian Gray has brown eyes in the film.

Question 10

What previous Oscar Wilde adaptations had this director made before Dorian Gray?

Accepted Answer

Director Oliver Parker previously directed two other Oscar Wilde adaptations: An Ideal Husband (1999) and The Importance of Being Earnest (2002).

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