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Will you play something.......gay?


....and then his hysterical laughter. Wow, the end just blew me away. So sad. It was worth watching to see the last segment.




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It certainly was...As per my previous posts,I can't believe this was released in 1960 USA...
I guess since the "indecency" was conveyed through dialogue -the US censor may of thought viewers may not grasp what was being said..They needed to pay attention.
The last scene was great.

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I watched this on TCM last night too.

Pretty shocking for 1960. The 1997 version doesn't focus solely on the trial. I liked that one too.

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In Wilde's time, "gay" still just meant "cheerful".

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