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A young man's quest for eternal youth and beauty ends in scandal, depravity and death. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The picture of Dorian Gray was a...
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El Retrato de Dorian Gray fue publicado por primera vez en 1890 por Oscar Wilde. ¡Se ve como una de las primeras historias de ficción de terror gótico que fue criticada por escandalosa e inmoral! En esta célebre obra, Wilde forjó un retrato devastador de los efectos del mal y el libertinaje en un joven estéticamente admirable de la Inglaterra de finales del siglo XIX. Combinando elementos de la novela de terror gótica y la decadente ficción...
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
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[2008]
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English
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Dorian Gray is an innocent young man who has his portrait painted by a close friend. Soon after he falls under the influence of amoral Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian soon jilts his fiancee, which leads to her suicide. This is the start of a life of increasing debauchery. Dorian realizes that the outward signs of this are apparent only in the portrait. Eventually the picture, secreted in his childhood playroom, becomes almost hideous to behold. But Dorian...
6) Dorian Gray
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National Entertainment Media
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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"Young Dorian Gray arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, dev[i]lish Lord Henry Wotton who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. Desperate to protect the youth and beauty captured in his portrait, Dorian swears he would give anything to stay as he is ... even his soul. Slipping deeper and deeper into a world of sin, sex and celebrity, his deeds grow ever more evil in an attempt to hide his...
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MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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Sir Harry Wotton introduces young Dorian Gray to Victorian London's society circuit and a decadent world of self-indulgience. As Sir Harry's influence over him grows, Dorian sinks further into a cruel, hedonistic existence. Although Dorian's appearance remains youthful, his portrait ages, taking on hideous features reflecting his sinful ways.
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Magic Wagon
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[2010]
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English
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A graphic novel based on the Oscar Wilde classic, in which an incredibly handsome young man in Victorian England retains his youthful appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.
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Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
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[2018]
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English
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In this graphic novel adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic story, Dorian Gray hides a monstrous secret in his attic--a portrait that ages and shows the results of his hedonistic and selfish lifestyle while he remains ever-youthful and handsome.
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L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Young, handsome Dorian Gray, after having his portrait painted, sits admiring the artist's rendering. It is then that he makes a wish for the portrait to change as he ages, but for his actual visage to stay the same. He gets his wish, and despite his hedonistic, sinful lifestyle, Dorian remains young and innocent looking. As those around him witness his excessive habits, they wonder if Dorian Gray will ever get his just dues.
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Tantor Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Young, handsome Dorian Gray, after having his portrait painted, sits admiring the artist's rendering. It is then that he makes a wish for the portrait to change as he ages, but for his actual visage to stay the same. He gets his wish, and despite his hedonistic, sinful lifestyle, Dorian remains young and innocent looking. As those around him witness his excessive habits, they wonder if Dorian Gray will ever get his just dues.
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Barnes & Noble Books
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1995.
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English
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An exquisitely beautiful young man in Victorian England retains his youthful and innocent appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.
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L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Four classic comedies from one of the greatest playwrights in Western literature: The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, and A Woman of No Importance. Plus a masterful dramatization of Wilde's chilling novel, The Picture of Dorian Grey. Starring James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina, Eric Stoltz, Roger Rees, and many more.
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