The Importance of Being Earnest
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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.
The Importance of Being Earnest is a film that explores themes of love triangle, marriage, mistaken identity. It also touches on etiquette and based on play or musical.
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Anthony Asquith
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Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, Margaret Rutherford, Miles Malleson, Richard Wattis, Walter Hudd, Aubrey Mather
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, as of September 2012, The Importance of Being Earnest holds a 57% approval rating, with the consensus stating, "Oliver Parker's adaptation of Wilde's...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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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.
The Importance of Being Earnest is a film that explores themes of love triangle, marriage, mistaken identity. It also touches on etiquette and based on play or musical.
Director
Anthony Asquith
Cast
Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, Margaret Rutherford, Miles Malleson, Richard Wattis, Walter Hudd, Aubrey Mather
What Critics Say
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, as of September 2012, The Importance of Being Earnest holds a 57% approval rating, with the consensus stating, "Oliver Parker's adaptation of Wilde's...
Source: Wikipedia
love triangle · marriage · mistaken identity · etiquette · based on play or musical
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