![]() ![]() Pacino weaves in bits of Wilde's tempestuous private life and how it relates to the themes of the play. While the film can seem a bit disjointed, it's actually a circular route that ends at the most dramatic parts of the play. In form, it's like, "Looking for Richard," his 1996 exploration of Shakespeare's "Richard III." What follows is a dissection of Wilde's "Salome" that cuts between a stage performance, the filming of that stage performance, filming in the desert to catch the feeling of Biblical life, and a documentary about Pacino's own exploration. ![]() That set him upon a journey to learn more about Wilde and the play itself. He was riveted by the writing and wanted to meet the author - before he realized that it had been written by Oscar Wilde. He described the passion he felt when he first saw a staged version of "Salome," in London years ago. I just saw the opening of "Wilde Salome" in San Francisco, with Al Pacino there to give an introduction to the film. ![]()
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