Weekly Watch is a special series for the month of October. Each Friday we’re recommending a movie, and will follow it with a discussion led by a Frightday staffer on our Facebook group in the days to follow.
To close out Cults and Classics Week, we’re recommending Albert Lewin’s 1945 film adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray based on Oscar Wilde’s novel of the same title.
“If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that – for that – I would give everything!”
What if, not only did you no longer age, but every crime, every heinous act you committed appeared not on your own face, but on the face of a portrait painted in your likeness? That is the question posed by The Picture of Dorian Gray. Would you sell your soul to be forever young and beautiful? Or would you succumb to the madness of the lies, deceit, and secrecy? We’d love to hear from you! Let’s talk about how this is the best film adaptation out there and all the others are pretty much garbage! Check out The Picture of Dorian Gray on iTunes or Amazon Prime, then hop over to our Facebook group to discuss.
