Prick Up Your Ears
They shared everything... except success.
Directed by Stephen Frears
Produced by British Screen Productions, Civilhand
A tragic biographical drama about the passionate, doomed relationship between two gay playwrights, tracing the arc from intimacy and shared dreams to jealousy, resentment, and violence.
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
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