「我們都活在陰溝中，但仍有人願意仰望星空。」－奧斯卡王爾德
魯伯特艾瑞特首部電影執導佳作，自導自演愛爾蘭作家奧斯卡王爾德生命最後的時光，以及那些折磨這位奇事才子的苦楚，被譽為魯伯特艾瑞特從影以來最佳演出。電影從王爾德獲釋後，在巴黎身無分文又受病痛纏身，因不被祝福的戀情，在19世紀末一夕之間失去了所有名聲甚至鋃鐺入獄。獲釋後卻受病情所苦，自我放逐在法國與義大利期間，重返人生重要地點，快樂與痛苦的回憶都環繞著他。

The last days of Oscar Wilde—and the ghosts that haunted them—are vividly evoked in Rupert Everett’s directorial debut, The Happy Prince. Everett gives a career-best performance as Wilde, physically and emotionally embodying the literary genius as he lives out his last days in exile in Europe. His body ailing and heavy, his mind spinning, he survives by falling back on the flamboyant irony and brilliant wit that defined him. As the film travels through Wilde’s final act and journeys through England, France and Italy, desire and loyalty face off, the transience of lust is laid bare, and the true riches of love are revealed.