The Happy Prince (2018 film)

The Happy Prince
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRupert Everett
Written byRupert Everett
Produced by
  • Sébastien Delloye
  • Philipp Kreuzer
  • Jörg Schulze
Starring
CinematographyJohn Conroy
Edited byNicolas Gaster
Music byGabriel Yared
Production
companies
  • BBC Films
  • Lions Gate UK
  • Movie Management Corporation
  • Daryl Prince Productions
  • Casa Kafka Pictures
  • Belgian Tax Shelter
  • Belfius Zielke Strat Et Go International
  • Raindog Films
  • Maze Pictures
  • Entre Chien et Loup
  • Palomar
  • Cine Plus Filmproduktion
  • Tele München Group
  • Proximus Films
  • RTBF (Television Belge)
  • Concorde Filmverleih
  • FFF Bayern
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds
  • Eurimages
  • Wallimage
  • Wallonie-Bruxells Federation
  • Screen Brussels
  • Mibact Direzione Generale Cinema
  • Beta Cinema
Distributed by
  • Concorde Filmverleih (Austria and Germany)
  • September Film Distribution (Belgium and Netherlands)[1]
  • Vision Distribution (Italy)[1]
  • Lions Gate UK (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Release dates
  • 21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) (Sundance)
  • 12 April 2018 (2018-04-12) (Italy)
  • 15 June 2018 (2018-06-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian
Box office$2.2 million[2]

The Happy Prince is a 2018 biographical drama film about Oscar Wilde, written and directed by Rupert Everett in his directorial debut.[3] The film stars Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Edwin Thomas and Tom Wilkinson. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival,[4] and was shown at the 2018 BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival.[5] At the 9th Magritte Awards, it received a nomination in the category of Best Foreign Film.[6]

The film's title alludes to the children's story by Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which Wilde would read aloud to his children.[3] The film was released in Italy on 12 April 2018, in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2018 and in the United States on 10 October 2018 to positive reviews from critics.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Film #77710: The Happy Prince". Lumiere. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The Happy Prince". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Thorpe, Vanessa (10 June 2018). "The importance of being Oscar: how Rupert Everett found a cause". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ Debruge, Peter (29 November 2017). "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ "The Happy Prince". BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2018. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. ^ Roxborough, Scott (14 January 2019). "'Girl,' 'Above the Law' Lead Belgium Film Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ "The Happy Prince". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 24 May 2018.