TH@ PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY'S FILM: Knowledge base: Dorian Gray is a British film adaptation of Oscar Wides 1891 novel The Picture of Doran Gray ‘This version s directed by Olver Parker, which was released in the United Kingdom on 8 ‘September 2008. ‘Summary Dorian Gray. @ young handsome aristocrat, on seeing the Deautul portrait tht his frend the erst Basi Hatward has painted of him, end deeply Intuenced by the words of the artists fiend, Lord Henry Wetton, wishes he could remain forever young while the picture grows ol is wish is supematuraly grented and ho begins fo ive 2 ie of increasing immorality and Criminal activity London's derk and hiquifous undorworid He fas iniove witha young actress Called Sybi Vane but his feelings are not genuine and the young git, abandoned by Dorian, Commits suicide. Her bother, James Vane, s determined to revenge her death. Dorian decides to hice the portal in an abandoned room of his house because it not ony bears the sign of his aging but also of his debauchery and crimes. He shows the changed portrait fo Halward but then, ina ft of hatred, murdors hi. One of Donian's frends, Alan Eampbel, helps him to get tid ofthe body. He, too, later ks imse¥ because he foe's so sully about what he has done, Dorian eventualy decides to dastoy the portrait which stands as a sient witness fo his immoral ite He tekes @ krfo and stabs the picture. However, in trying fo destroy the picture, Dorian destroys himselt When his servants menage to gol into the room, they fd the picture which now shows Dorian @s yourg and handsome whie on the floor Bes a old ‘end disgusting creature, He i only recognisable as Dorian from the rings on his fingers. ‘Answer these questions while you are watching the film: ‘Where was Dorian Gray filmed? Name all the people who die in the course of the film and how their deaths occur. What are the moment concerns when Dorian’s portrait is completed. Which characters will appear in the film? When a literary work is adapted for fim, do you think it should be faithfulto the original or that directors and screenplay writers should feel free to move away from the original? ‘What does the role of homoeroticsm mean in the fim? Is The Picture of Dorian Gray an immoral film? Why or why not?