De Profundis (1997)

• 70%
• 1997
• Drama

De Profundis is a three-part, hand - /alternative-processed experimentellen film based on Oscar Wilde's prison letter De Profundis. Die einbeziehung home movies from the 1920er jahren ' s and early gay male erotica along with images from Radical Faerie gatherings, queer pagan rituals, drag performances and images of confinement, this 65 minute film sets up a haunting investigation of queerness, männlichkeit, history and sexuality. These images are buttressed against a soundtrack composed of Wilde's aphorismen, voice and piano-setting of Wilde's prison letter, and multi-tracked interviews with a diverse group of contemporary gay men.