For 1960, this movie's undercurrent (Wilde's homosexuality) is quite progressively shown, but it is a British, not American, film. I don't think this movie could have been made as such in the US at the time. Oscar Wilde was a gifted man ahead of his time. His portrayal in the movie showed him at a stage of life I wasn't aware of, but I hadn't closely followed his trajectory. I didn't know he had a wife and children. There could not have been a better actor selected to play Wilde than Finch. I deducted 2 stars because I read the trivia and goofs, as always, and also scanned Wikipedia's article on him. The movie, as progressive as aformentioned, still followed the conventions of 1960-style moviemaking in its aesthetic. It seemed cleaned up, as bio-pics tended to be at that time, but enough was implied as to still make the case of Wilde's proclivities.
Review of The Trials of Oscar Wilde
