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The Libertine

5.4

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Original title

The Libertine

Year

2005

Running time

114 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Laurence Dunmore

Screenwriter

Stephen Jeffreys

Cast

Music

Michael Nyman

Cinematography

Alexander Melman

Producer

The Weinstein Company

Genre

Drama. Romance | Stage Play. 17th Century. Prostitution. Disease/illness

Synopsis

Johnny Depp stars as the decadent John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester. The film follows the Earl’s adventures in London, from his passionate romance with a young actress, to the writing of a scurrilous play which blisteringly and bawdily lampoons the very monarch who commissioned it, Charles II, leading to the Earl’s banishment and eventual downfall.

Awards: 2005:British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Best Supp. Actress (Pike). 7 Nom.

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Critics' reviews

"Depp accepts the character and all of its baggage, and works without a net"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"If your idea of a good time is watching a disjointed period piece featuring a scrawny dog defecating, dozens of dissipated people fornicating and a syphilitic Johnny Depp with oozing pustules on his face, The Libertine may be just the movie for you"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"Johnny Depp makes a riveting antihero in a dark and bawdy period drama"

Sheri Linden: The Hollywood Reporter
"Starting out seductive but ending up tiresome, debuting director Laurence Dunmore's pic is an honorable misfire"

Leslie Felperin: Variety
"A glorious disaster"

Ty Burr: Boston Globe
"A trying experience"

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"This film isn't pretty, but it has some kick: It is to 'Shakespeare in Love' what wild pheasant is to Chicken McNuggets"

Kyle Smith: The Wall Street Journal
"Hedonism has never looked so bleak"

Neva Chonin: SFGATE

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The Libertine

2005

Laurence Dunmore

5.4

(3,832)