The libertine

Here's a film that thinks the Restoration was all sex, drugs, and iambic pentameter. John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester, lives a life of hedonism while writing scandalous poetry. It's a solid effort, if a little too enamored with its own naughtiness.

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Laurence Dunmore directed The libertine in 2004. See Laurence Dunmore's full filmography, where to start with Laurence Dunmore, or where to go after you've seen everything by Laurence Dunmore.

The libertine was released in 2004 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.