The Happy Prince

Panorama

"Rupert Everett is magnificent in dream role as dying Oscar Wilde"

The Guardian
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Rupert Everett
  • Germany, Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom 2018
  • 105 minutes
  • English, French, Italian
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

At the end of the 19th century, Oscar Wilde is the darling of London society - witty, humorous and scandalous. However, his open homosexuality is too much for the period and he is sent to prison. Impoverished and ill at the time of his release, he goes into exile in Paris.

Rupert Everett writes, directs, and stars in this moving debut feature, detailing the final three years in the life of Oscar Wilde. Rich in period detail, this seldom-told story is a powerful parable of passion and redemption and boasts an amazing cast.

Feature Debut


  • Director Rupert Everett
  • Production Sébastien Delloye, Philipp Kreuzer, Jörg Schulze
  • Script Rupert Everett
  • Cinematography John Conroy
  • Editing Nicholas Gaster
  • Music Gabriel Yared
  • Festivals Sundance, Berlinale
  • Actors Rupert Everett, Colin Morgan, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Anna Chancellor, Tom Wilkinson, Beatrice Dalle
  • Source Beta Cinema, Munich