Yesterday afternoon, Marcia and I watched “The Libertine” starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, and Samantha Morton. Originally planned to be filmed back in 1996, and almost shutdown before it began in 2004 due to money problems, this bio-pic follows the last few years of 17th Century poet John Wilmot’s life, who was also the Second Earl of Rochester.

Wilmot/Rochester (Depp) is know for his drinking and debauchery over the years. His writing also reflects that, with a very strong sexual content. The movie picks up when King Charles II (Malkovich) allows Rochester to come back from his exile after being banished by the monarch. ...
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