Emilia Clarke To Play Oscar Wilde's Spouse In Sophie Hyde's 'An Ideal Wife'

An Ideal Wife will depict the life story of Irish author and activist Constance Lloyd who died tragically at the age of 40. She was married to the popular playwright Oscar Wilde.

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Emilia Clarke in An Ideal Wife
Actor Emilia Clarke will now be seen in a much-anticipated film, An Ideal Wife. The project is helmed by Sophie Hyde who is known for directing films like Good Luck To You and Leo Grande. Clarke will play the role of Constance Lloyd, the spouse of Oscar Wilde in the movie.
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An Ideal Wife will depict the life story of Irish author and activist Constance Lloyd who died tragically at the age of 40. She was married to the popular playwright Oscar Wilde.


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Emilia Clarke In An Ideal Wife

Director Sophie Hyde will be bringing the intriguing life story of children's author Constance Lloyd on screen, as per reports. Starring Emilia Clarke, the film titled 'An Ideal Wife' will showcase the short life of Lloyd who tragically died at the age of 40 in 1898 while residing in Italy with her children.

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Lloyd was married to the famous playwright Oscar Wilde, who was a closeted member of the LGBTQIA+ community - at a time when being homosexual was considered a criminal activity in England. The family found themselves in the middle of the scandal at a time when Wilde's homosexuality was revealed in 1895.

The film is expected to demonstrate the events that led to Wilde's two-year imprisonment for homosexual acts and how Lloyd's life changed post the incident. Lloyd had moved to another place with her two sons and the family had apparently changed their surname to Holland in an attempt to distance themselves from the incident.

Lloyd was also an activist and a regular campaigner in the progressive dress reform movement. She contributed to several journals and newspapers during the course of her writing career and also wrote two books for children. 

The cast of the film is yet to be announced and more details related to the film are still under wraps. Production house Embankment Films of The Father fame will rep the film, which will be shopped at the American Film Market this week. The film is produced by Curiosa Films, Wheelhouse Productions and Zephyr Films.

An Ideal Wife will mark Clarke's big lead in a feature film after her last appearance in the romantic comedy Last Christmas which was released in 2019. Clarke will also be seen in McCarthy, a film based on American senator Joseph McCarthy.