Alan campbell in the picture of dorian gray shmoop. Picture of dorian gray based on the novel by oscar wilde. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Released in june 1945 by metrogoldwynmayer, the film is directed by albert lewin and stars george sanders as lord henry wotton and hurd hatfield as dorian gray. The picture of dorian gray is a 1945 american horrordrama film based on oscar wilde s 1890 novel of the same name. First published in book form in 1891, the plot revolves around dorian gray, a handsome young man who sold his soul to stay young as his portrait ages instead.
Paragraphbyparagraph translation makes it easy for you to learn a new language while reading. Download the picture of dorian gray pdf books pdfbooks. Because to influence a person is to give him ones own soul. I find myself in agreement with italo calvino regarding classics, and in the particular case of oscar wilde i find the story of dorian gray still relevant today, answering questions of morality, the role of art and the artist in defining our world, ethics and tolerance. He must have done something wrong at one point, since dorian has solid blackmail material but still, he just seems like a good guy who got caught up in the wrong crowd hes an earnest scientist and musician, and, from his description, we gather that hes quite brilliant. Shot primarily in blackandwhite, the film features four colour inserts in 3strip technicolor of dorians portrait. Oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde 16 1854 30 1900. The picture of dorian gray and other writings quotes by. Translated to arabic, the picture of dorian gray, by the irish writer oscar wilde 18541900.
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