Salome's Last Dance

Salome's Last Dance

Notorious, scandalous, Wilde!

R 1988 · 89 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive establishment will participate.

Directed by Ken Russell · Written by Ken Russell

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