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Emilia Clarke to play Oscar Wilde’s wife Constance Lloyd in new film

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Emilia Clarke to play Oscar Wilde’s wife Constance Lloyd in new film

OUR Emilia Clarke She is expected to play Constance Lloyd, an Irish writer who was married to Oscar Wilde, in “Perfect wifedirected by Sophie Hyde (“Good Luck Leo Grande”).

The film project, whose script details were not disclosed, is being presented by Embankment Films, the company responsible for the films “Father” and “Son”.

The historical film, featuring the Game of Thrones star, aims to shed light on Lloyd, who was also a feminist/activist involved in the dress reform movement, which allowed women to dress comfortably in tight dresses. Victorian era. Lloyd married Wilde in 1884 and the couple had two sons. However, after Wilde was jailed for two years for homosexuality, which was still illegal at the time, Lloyd moved to Switzerland with the children, taking them from the writer.

The Perfect Wife is Hyde’s follow-up to Good Luck Leo Grande, starring Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. Her directorial debut 52 Tuesdays won Best Director at the American Santas Film Festival as well as the Berlin Film Festival. Her second film, Animals, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won a screenplay award at the British Independent Film Awards.

According to Variety

Author: newsroom

Source: Kathimerini

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