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The Picture Of Dorian Gray

The Picture Of Dorian Gray

FromHave You Ever Seen


The Picture Of Dorian Gray

FromHave You Ever Seen

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Not many movies make decorative artwork a sinister part of the story...but The Picture Of Dorian Gray does. Albert Lewin's handsome adaptation of Oscar Wilde's story about a painting that evolves to show the dark deeds of the lead character while he remains young is a popular concept. It's been remade many times. In this 1945 version, Hurd Hatfield's intentionally soulless performance as Dorian is one of the least-interesting parts of the film. George Sanders gets many caustic lines though and Angela Lansbury is the heart of the movie, even though she's not in it very much. This ranked on AFI's Top 100 Thrills and it's not scary all these decades later, but that doesn't mean there isn't something eerie going on. So stop obsessing about your looks as the 565th doodle of Have You Ever Seen (and another solo show by Ryan) investigates the supernatural goings on in The Picture Of Dorian Gray. Check out our sponsor: Sparkplug Coffee. They continue to offer a onetime 20% discount to anyone who uses our promo code ("HYES"). Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Communicate with Ryan on Twi-x (@moviefiend51) and with Bev on Twi-x (@bevellisellis) or Threads (also @bevellisellis). Our email address is "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com". And we post all our shows on YouTube (@hyesellis in your browser), so you can like, rate, review and subscribe to us there and/or on your podcasting app.
Released:
Jan 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!