| Uniform Title |
Importance of being earnest (Motion picture : 2002) |
| Title |
The importance of being earnest. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, 2021. |
| ©2002. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (90 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D63799. |
| Based on the play by Oscar Wilde. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. |
| Special features: Audio commentary with director Oliver Parker ; The making-of "The importance of being earnest" ; Behind the scenes. |
| Co-production between Great Britain and the United States. |
| Credits |
Directed by Oliver Parker ; screenplay by Oliver Parker ; produced by Barnaby Thompson. |
| Performers |
Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon and Judi Dench and Tom Wilkinson. |
| Summary |
Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Ernest. Having heard of Ernest's misadventures, Cecily has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cecily. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for the weekend, and is startled to discover Jack is also there -- except that she knows him as bad-boy Ernest. So just who really is who? |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, letterbox 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Wilde, Oscar, -- 1854-1900 -- Film adaptations |
| Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama |
| Young men -- England -- Drama |
| Social norms -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Comedies of manners |
| Comedy films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Parker, Oliver director, screenwriter. |
| Thompson, Barnaby producer. |
| Everett, Rupert actor. |
| Firth, Colin, 1960- actor. |
| O'Connor, Frances, 1967- actor. |
| Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- actor. |
| Dench, Judi, 1934- actor. |
| Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work) Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Importance of being earnest. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Dench, Judi, 1934- .
- Everett, Rupert .
- Firth, Colin, 1960- .
- O'Connor, Frances, 1967- .
- Parker, Oliver .
- Thompson, Barnaby .
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Importance of being earnest .
- Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- .
- Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- .
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