A 1977 French Dorian Gray with a 5/10 rating? Oh honey, we're going CAMP.
Basil Hallward is a mediocre painter. His exhibitions owe their success to his social position and nothing more. But one day Basil meets Dorian Gray, symbol of youth and a certain beauty.
Costume
Seventies French period pieces that whisper 'we had a budget, barely'.
Acting
Raymond Gérôme's Lord Henry: deliciously evil or just deliciously French?
Production
The portrait itself—practical effects holding up better than you'd expect.
Director
Pierre Boutron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pierre Boutron primarily worked in television; this was one of his rare theatrical features, and it shows in the intimate, stagey compositions.
1977 saw three Dorian Gray adaptations—this French version, a German TV movie, and Hammer's lost '70s attempt—proving the decadent aristocrat never stops haunting Europe.
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