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An adaptation of the comedy by Oscar Wilde which tells the story of mistaken identity set during the Victorian era. Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing are a pair of bachelors who both have alter egos in order to increase their opportunities for having fun...Product Identifiers
ProducerBarnaby Thompson
EAN5017188887847
eBay Product ID (ePID)3961749
Product Key Features
ActorEdward Fox, Frances O'connor, Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Anna Massey, Rupert Everett, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson
Film/TV TitleThe Importance of Being Earnest
DirectorOliver Parker
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time90 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
FeaturesAudio Commentary\Featurette\Making-Of, Widescreen, With Subtitles
FranchiseEaling
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificateU
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Additional InformationIn his second adaptation of an Oscar Wilde play, writer-director Oliver Parker (AN IDEAL HUSBAND) assembles a peerless cast to engage in this witty comedy of manners and mistaken identity. In 1890s London, rakish Algernon Montcrieff (Rupert Everett, who also starred in HUSBAND) runs into his friend, Jack Worthing (Colin Firth), who is in town to propose marriage to Algy's wildly romantic cousin, Gwendolen (Frances O'Connor). When returning a cigarette case to Jack, Algy reads the inscription, and discovers his friend has two secrets. Jack has created a devilish younger brother/alter ego called "Ernest" to hide his own misdeeds, and has a beautiful young ward named Cecily (Reese Witherspoon), whom he wants to keep clear of the roguish Algy. While Jack deals with the large obstacle standing between him and Gwendolen--namely, her mother, the imposing Lady Bracknell (a wonderfully imperious Judi Dench)--Algy devises a way to meet Cecily. The confusion and hilarity come to a peak when Algy arrives at Jack's country manor posing as Ernest in order to woo Cecily, and Gwendolen runs away to the country to be with Jack--whom she knows as Ernest. The stellar cast and Wilde's clever words make for genuine entertainment.
ScreenwriterOliver Parker
AuthorOscar Wilde
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleThe Importance Of Being Earnest
Director of PhotographyTony Pierce-Roberts