Dorian Gray

[flashy]

just watched this load of tripe.......would someone who has watched it care to explain what the heck the film was all about? i was led to believe it was a vampire-ish kinda film (love vampy films).....how wrong i was, i didn't understand one bit of it, wish i hadn't bothered watching it now

[mattylad]

Ditto.

[jaysay]

Wasn't it based on the only novel of Oscar Wild, A picture of Dorian Grey

[flashy]

Jay it was utter crap whatever it was based on

[piinkribbon]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Wasn't it based on the only novel of Oscar Wild, A picture of Dorian Grey

yup it was based on a picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Dorian sells his soul to be youthful forever and the picture ages in his place.

from wiki ::

"The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging"

It wasn't a great movie though

[steeljack]

Which version did you watch , was it a modern day remake ? , the 1945 version with George Sanders is a classic

[flashy]

i watched the modern one

[garinda]

Well, Dorian had a portrait in the attic, which was supposed to age instead of her, but Sharon and Tracy nicked it, and sold it down the carboot at Romford, so the plan went pear shaped.





Haven't seen the new version, but the 1945 film, and the book were good.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by garinda

Well, Dorian had a portrait in the attic, which was supposed to age instead of her, but Sharon and Tracy nicked it, and sold it down the carboot at Romford, .

Sharon, Tracy ....... lost me on that , further explanation would be helpful , who's the woman in the pic?

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Sharon, Tracy ....... lost me on that , further explanation would be helpful , who's the woman in the pic?

I do not have a clue, steeljack...but I suspect it's some character from one of the soap operas Rindy is glued to when he's not fooling around on here. It's just a shame that he could not have helped Flashy with a brief synopsis of The Picture of Dorian Gray - one of the classics of English Literature.

Funnily enough, I was drinking earlier on in the Mahogany bar in Wilton's Music Hall, which some academics believe is where Wilde based Sybil Vane's music hall at Blue Gate Fields in the book.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Sharon, Tracy ....... lost me on that , further explanation would be helpful , who's the woman in the pic?

Birds of a Feather - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One of the main character's name was a play on Dorian Grey.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I do not have a clue

It's alright being an expert on the big Irish Jessie, but your lack of knowledge about popular culture really lets you down, and is the main reason you'll never make the AW quiz team.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by garinda

Birds of a Feather - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One of the main character's name was a play on Dorian Grey.

thanks for clearing that up , was thinking it was some reference to the 'two fat slags' and you had got one of the names wrong

[garinda]

Originally Posted by steeljack

thanks for clearing that up , was thinking it was some reference to the 'two fat slags' and you had got one of the names wrong

Me?

Wrong?

Provide inaccurate information?

Never.

[suedarbo]

Even I knew about Dorian Grey and I'm thick............supposedly
I knew about Dorian in birds of a feather too
Can I join the quiz team?