Dorian Gray (2009 film)
Dorian Gray is a 2009 Irish fantasyhorror drama film based on Oscar Wildes 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
When a nave young Dorian Gray arrives in late Victorian London, by train, to inherit an estate left to him by his abusive grandfather, he is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Lord Henry Wotton, who introduces Gray to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. Lord Henrys friend, society artist Basil Hallward, paints a portrait of Gray to capture the full power of his youthful beauty. When the portrait is unveiled, Gray makes a flippant pledge he would give anything to stay as he is in the pictureeven his soul.Gray meets and falls in love with young budding actress Sibyl Vane. After a few weeks, he proposes marriage to her. Lord Henry tells Gray that having children is the beginning of the end and takes Gray to a brothel. Gray leaves her, which breaks Sibyls heart, and Sibyl drowns herself soon after. Gray learns of this the following day from her brother, James Jim, who also tells Gray that Sybil was pregnant. Jim then tries to kill Gray before being restrained and carried off by the authorities. Grays initial grief disappears as Lord Henry persuades him that all events are mere experiences and without consequence. His hedonistic lifestyle worsens, distancing him from a concerned Hallward. ........
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