1970·Horror·1h 37m
7.1
★
London, England. Dorian Gray is a young man who somehow keeps his beauty eternally, while a mysterious portrait of himself gradually reveals his moral decay.
Directed by Massimo Dallamano
based on novel or book
england
nightclub
pride and vanity
soul selling
haunted painting
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Cast
Helmut Berger
Dorian Gray
Richard Todd
Basil Hallward
Herbert Lom
Henry Wotton
Marie Liljedahl
Sybil Vane
Margaret Lee
Gwendolyn Wotton
Maria Rohm
Alice Campbell
Beryl Cunningham
Adrienne
Isa Miranda
Mrs. Patricia Ruxton
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Esther Clouston
Renato Romano
Alan Campbell
Crew
Massimo Dallamano
Director
Massimo Dallamano
Screenplay
Renato Romano
Writer
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Executive Producer
Oscar Wilde
Novel
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Somto Umelo
10.0★ · 02/26/26
Oh to be a protagonist in a 70s Italian horror film…
Oh to be a protagonist in a 70s Italian horror film…
Tate McRae
6.0★ · 11/20/25
More like Dorian Gay…
More like Dorian Gay…
Somto Umelo
10.0★ · 11/17/25
“It’s a part of me, now. I don’t know which part… but it’s me.”
Such a mesmerising, atmospheric and sensual film. Everything - the architecture, costumes, score - drips with lush decadence.
The cinematography is amazing, and really immerses you into the scenery. The scenery itself is really hypnotic - colourful and pulpy. The design of the buildings and their interior is really sleek.
The costumes are unapologetically 70s. I LOVE everything in Dorian Gray’s wardrobe and I need it now. He was consistently serving looks!
Helmut Berger, who played Dorian Gray, did such an amazing job with the character. His line deliveries were great, and he totally fits the aesthetic of the film.
The score is perfect. It’s seductive and foreboding at the same time.
This film has the best intertwining of sex, sensuality and horror I have ever seen. There’s an undercurrent of erotism in almost every scene, even when Dorian isn’t seducing/fucking anyone he comes across. The camera is also fetishising everyone it comes across, but especially Dorian. Very few films manage to EFFECTIVELY achieve that intertwining to similar results.
To some people this film may seem like “style over substance.” But to me, the style IS the substance. The dialogue veers into expository sometimes, but that didn’t hamper my experience one bit.
I haven’t read the source material, but this film has piqued my interest in it, so I will be picking it up soon.
“It’s a part of me, now. I don’t know which part… but it’s me.”
Such a mesmerising, atmospheric and sensual film. Everything - the architecture, costumes, score - drips with lush decadence.
The cinematography is amazing, and really immerses you into the scenery. The scenery itself is really hypnotic - colourful and pulpy. The design of the buildings and their interior is really sleek.
The costumes are unapologetically 70s. I LOVE everything in Dorian Gray’s wardrobe and I need it now. He was consistently serving looks!
Helmut Berger, who played Dorian Gray, did such an amazing job with the character. His line deliveries were great, and he totally fits the aesthetic of the film.
The score is perfect. It’s seductive and foreboding at the same time.
This film has the best intertwining of sex, sensuality and horror I have ever seen. There’s an undercurrent of erotism in almost every scene, even when Dorian isn’t seducing/fucking anyone he comes across. The camera is also fetishising everyone it comes across, but especially Dorian. Very few films manage to EFFECTIVELY achieve that intertwining to similar results.
To some people this film may seem like “style over substance.” But to me, the style IS the substance. The dialogue veers into expository sometimes, but that didn’t hamper my experience one bit.
I haven’t read the source material, but this film has piqued my interest in it, so I will be picking it up soon.
Sarah
6.0★ · 07/01/25
Watched for Honey, I Shrunk the Watchlist Challenge
letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/honey-i-shrunk-the-watchlist-2025/
28/35: Watch a movie recommended to you by someone- shoutout to Snake Plissken for the recc!
28/35: Watch a movie recommended to you by someone- shoutout to Snake Plissken for the recc!
Watched for Honey, I Shrunk the Watchlist Challenge
letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/honey-i-shrunk-the-watchlist-2025/
28/35: Watch a movie recommended to you by someone- shoutout to Snake Plissken for the recc!
28/35: Watch a movie recommended to you by someone- shoutout to Snake Plissken for the recc!
Dorian
8.0★ · 02/20/25
Despite how unfaithful of an adaptation this is I believe Oscar Wilde would have absolutely loved it.
Despite how unfaithful of an adaptation this is I believe Oscar Wilde would have absolutely loved it.