The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

05/17/2002 (FR) • 1h 37m

Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Rupert Everett

Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth

John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon

Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench

Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor

Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey

Miss Laetitia Prism


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000.00

Revenue

$17,300,000.00

Keywords

new love

beguilement

country house

country estate

fake identity

relatives

victorian england

pleasure

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