Almost turned this off after 15 minutes. Tired pretentious shots of the horrors of WW1 with the real life protagonists poems read over them. Not bad, but hard to find a foothold. And then he objects to the war, the focus is on his life, and things get fascinating. He doesn’t seem to write a poem thereafter — but who cares, he discovers his sexuality and he and his various lovers discover their inner Oscar Wilde. Good juicy fun with a story that explores the tribulations an occasional exaltations of being gay a century ago. But since it is a biopic it returns to his life in his twilight years and you kind of wish it would have left you liking the character. Flawed but fun. The best of this film is the center which remakes La Cage Aux Folles.
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