Underplayed Gems

Pact with the Devil (2002)

Pact with the Devil poster
Original title
Dorian
Directed by
Allan A. Goldstein
Genre
drama film, horror film, satanic film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A handsome young man makes a deal that keeps him youthful while a portrait ages in his place. The film follows his descent into corruption and the consequences of his pact.

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What happens

Pact with the Devil, known in Canada as Dorian, is a 2004 Canadian-British drama film directed by Allan A. Goldstein and starring Ethan Erickson, Malcolm McDowell and Christoph Waltz. It is a modern retelling of the Oscar Wilde novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. It was filmed in 2002 in Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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