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"La vera storia del Conte di Rochester, amico e confidente di Re Carlo II. Giovane, spregiudicato e dalla vita sessuale assai movimentata, si diletta nello stuzzicare i membri della famiglia reale con spietato cinismo, ma ne guadagna il rispetto grazie ad uno spirito arguto. Mentre il Re Carlo II si impegna a salvare la stabilità della monarchia, minacciata dalle agitazioni dei cattolici, Rochester si invaghirà di una giovane attrice che lo porterà alla rovina. (laFeltrinelli.it)."
""Centuries before Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Bruce and Jehn Belushi, there was the Earl of Rochester. He sounds like a modern day rock star. He lived on the edge, partied like there was no tomorrow and pushed the boundaries of art and wild behaviour to new extremes. Yet the Second Earl of Rochester aka John Wilmot lived in 17th century England. In that time of absolute monarchy and strict social manners, he demonstrated an outrageousness that made him a legend, with an untamed lust for everything forbidden"--Container."
"L'ascesa e caduta di John Wilmot, meglio noto come Conte di Rochester, poeta satirico del XVII Secolo, amico e confidente di re Carlo II, nonostante il suo pungente umorismo sovversivo avesse come bersaglio principale i reali inglesi. In un'epoca in cui si stavano facendo rapidi progressi nel campo della scienza, della letteratura e delle arti, il Conte scandalizzò la buona società londinese per i suoi poemi audaci, il suo stile di vita lascivo e le sue prodezze sessuali. A mettere in discussione la sua posizione a corte fu l'amore per l'attrice Elizabeth Barry, che lui sperava di far assurgere a stella del teatro inglese. La loro relazione e il successivo tradimento, lo fecero passare dai fasti e lussi dell'alta società, agli abissi della rovina, dove cercò la sua redenzione finale."@it
"John Wilmot, a 17th century poet, is the Earl of Rochester and from the beginning he treats his wife cruelly, drinks to relentless excess, abuses his friendships, and generally wallows in dissipation, much to the dismay of King Charles II. The king hopes that Rochester will write a play glorifying his reign. But Rochester finds his true inspiration when he sees a young actress named Lizzie Barry. Rochester sets out to make her the greatest actress of their time--and she, with some reluctance, submits to his teaching."@en
"John Wilmot, a 17th century poet, is the Earl of Rochester and from the beginning he treats his wife cruelly, drinks to relentless excess, abuses his friendships, and generally wallows in dissipation, much to the dismay of King Charles II. The king hopes that Rochester will write a play glorifying his reign. But Rochester finds his true inspiration when he sees a young actress named Lizzie Barry. Rochester sets out to make her the greatest actress of their time--and she, with some reluctance, submits to his teaching."
"John Wilmot, graaf van Rochester (1647-1680), schrijver van satires en scabreuze verzen, maakt zich onmisbaar en onmogelijk aan het hof van de Engelse koning Charles II."
"John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, was a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work."@en
"Johnny Depp stars in "The Libertine" as the scandalously decadent John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester. The film follows the Earl's adventures in London, from his passionate romance with a young actress, Elizabeth Barry (Samantha Morton), to the writing of a scurrilous play which blisteringly and bawdily lampoons the very monarch who commissioned it, Charles II (John Malkovich), leading to the Earl's banishment and eventual downfall."@en
"Special features: deleted scenes; making of documentary; director commentary; theatrical trailer."@en
"Feature film from the UK. Drama. The life and times of controversial figure John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester. Set in London in 1660, depicts the time when John Wilmot is recalled from exile by the King of England Charles II."
""The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work"--Internet movie database, as viewed on January 12, 2007."