7.1
Chicago
2002
“They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!”
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
June 2, 19521h 35mEN
7.2
121 votes
Overview
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Director
Anthony AsquithWriters
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Javelin FilmsBritish Film-MakersJ. Arthur Rank Organisation
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7.0There's little point in outlining the plot here - it's not what the film is about. It is the combination of characterisations and the wonderfully witty writing of Oscar Wilde that make this a thoroughly enjoyable film to watch. It makes no bones about it's theatrical origins - even featuring a curtain at the start and the finish, and that sets us up for a cracker of a comedy that swipes at snobbery, pomposity, crass stupidity, deception and offers us a tour de force effort from the inimitable Dame Edith Evans ("Lady Bracknell"). Anthony Asquith has created a delightfully honest interpretation…
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