Oscar Wilde documentary

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  @JohnTLyon · 4 years ago

  " Be yourself, everyone else is taken." --- Oscar Wilde.

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  @quelizabeth2 · 4 years ago

  I’ve been a reader and fan of brilliant Oscar Wilde, since I started to read at age 5. I’m grateful for having parents that gave the privilege of accessing his unforgettable books.

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  @scribblerJP · 4 years ago

  &quot;Only the shallow know <br> &nbsp;themselves.&quot;<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; --Oscar Wilde

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  @VanessaV1111 · 3 years ago

  “Some Bring Happiness Wherever they Go.<br>Others Whenever they Go” O.Wilde<br>My Love for the Irish &amp; Irish authors began when discovering The Picture of Dorian Grey.<br>Fools were those to turn their backs on this genius, kind &amp; witty man.

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  @francie2915 · 4 years ago

  As a very young girl my brother brought home a library record of Wilde’s fairy tales. I cried every time I heard the one about the nightingale &nbsp;but loved it. In high school I discovered on my own his other writings and he was a hero to me. In my thirties I read The Happy Prince to the older kids and asked them to talk about Christian values. I was never invited again to take a Sunday School class. Oscar Wilde remains a hero to me in my old age for his genius, true Christian values expressed in his fairy tales , his eloquence ,and refusal to pretend being who he was not.

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  @carolking6355 · 4 years ago

  The cruelest treatment to a man whose genius is still quoted 120 years after his death. A great documentary with the most beautiful music

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  @randilevson9547 · 3 years ago

  I believe Oscar Wilde stood for the values of kindness, empathy, and love. &nbsp;These values are not unique to Christianity, but Wilde did include religious themes in some of his works. &nbsp;He had a very sharp wit, and a great facility for language. &nbsp;He is one of my author-heroes.

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  @felixthecat3n2 · 4 years ago

  There is an amazing audiobook of The Picture of Dorian Gray, narrated by David Brown (in 1965) and it the most perfect production I have ever heard. Wilde’s brilliance comes to life in this most remarkable story, and all life is to be found within the poetry of every chapter.

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  @gabrielefilosofi9228 · 3 years ago (edited)

  And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, &apos;You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise.&apos; How simple is this tale, that a 5 years child can understand, though how powerful it is, making me crying every time I read it. I think that giant is Oscar Wilde

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  @lynnetopping4554 · 3 years ago

  No mention of Wilde&apos;s meeting Andre Gide in Paris, whose life he turned around and launched his literary career. <br>Andre Gide was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1947.

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  @artmoss6889 · 3 years ago

  As a young drama student, I heard many more experienced &nbsp;actors and directors tell me that Wilde&apos;s &quot;The Importance of Being Earnest&quot; was the funniest play in English. I saw several mediocre productions over the years and did not think much of the play. Then, about 25 years ago, I finally saw a production that did justice to &nbsp;the script. Truly. I have never laughed so much. so loudly, or so long. I had to agree with my old mentors that the play was superior.

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  @momv2pa · 4 years ago

  How terribly sad. He was appreciated and under-appreciated at the same time. I’ve always felt he got such a raw deal. Brilliant, funny, an incredible wit. RIP.

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