Salome's Last Dance (1988)

Directors

Ken Russell

Cast

Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Imogen Millais-Scott, Denis Lill, Douglas Hodge, Ken Russell, Russell Lee Nash, Leon Herbert, Tim Potter

The story

Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas arrive late on Guy Fawkes Night in 1892 at their friend Alfred Taylor's brothel, where they are treated to a surprise staging of Wilde's play Salome, public performances of which have just been banned in England by the Lord Chamberlain's office. In the play, all the roles are played by prostitutes or their clients, and each person present (except Wilde) plays two roles, one in the brothel and the other in the play. King Herod begs his young stepdaughter Salome to dance for him, promising to give her anything she desires, much to the irritation of her mother, Herodias.

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