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The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde's classic 1895 comedy of manners of the same name. The original music score is composed by Charlie Mole. The film grossed $8.4 million in North America.
Jun 21, 2002 · The Importance of Being Earnest: Directed by Oliver Parker. With Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon. In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Oliver Parker
- 2002-06-21
May 24, 2002 · Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a comedy constructed out of thin air. It is not really about anything. There are two romances at the center, but no one much cares whether the lovers find happiness together.
Synopsis. 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...
- Oliver Parker
- PG
- 24
Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Jack Worthing (Colin Firth) has invented a brother, "Earnest," who he uses as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind to visit the ravishing Gwendolen (Frances O'Connor).
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Dec 6, 2014 · Starring Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, and Reese Witherspoon, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s witty play about mistaken identities where two proper ...
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- Miramax