The Libertine 2004

6.1/10

Directors:

Laurence Dunmore

Creators:

Stephen Jeffreys

Languages:

English , Spanish , English [Original]

Subtitles:

Spanish , Brazilian Portuguese , Japanese

Genres:

Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Release Date:

2004

Run Time:

1h54m

Maturity Rating:

strong sexuality including dialogue, violence and language

In 1660, with the return of Charles II to the English throne, theater, the visual arts, science and sexual promiscuity flourish. Thirteen years later, in the midst of political and economical problems, Charles II asks for the return of his friend John Wilmot, aka the second Earl of Rochester, from exile back to London. John is a morally-corrupt drunkard and a sexually- active cynical poet. When the King asks John to prepare a play for the French ambassador so as to please him, John meets the aspiring actress Elizabeth Barry in the playhouse and decides to make her into a great star. He falls in love with her and she becomes his mistress. During the presentation to the Frenchman, he falls into disgrace with the court. When he was thirty-three years old and dying of syphilis and alcoholism, he converts to being a religious man.