
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Genre: DramaRuntime: 0h 42mRelease: 8th November, 1988Plot: Oscar Wilde’s famous and eloquent defence of love – made while he was being cross-examined at the trial that led to his incarceration and death – is strikingly illustrated, word by word, with Mapplethorpe-like imagery.
Company: Arts Council of Great Britain