Picture of Dorian Gray

A story with fantastical elements, set in 19th century London, it touches on the conflict between morality and aesthetic experience; between the immediate act of passion and its consequences. While the beautiful Dorian Gray remains in his twenties, all the sins and faults of the living model are written into his faithful portrait on the canvas. As the initially pure and naive young man Dorian falls more and more under the influence of the charming but amoral Henry, his character becomes distorted. Behind Dorian, mental havoc remains, broken hearts and misguided friends are piling up. But he himself seems to have become the master of time. There is, however, a place where, to Dorian's displeasure, a mirror of his actions and his author is hidden...