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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can watch The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Forget the stuffy reputation of period dramas for a romp defined by sharp wit and absurd social posturing. This colorful adaptation turns Victorian manners into a playground of ridiculous lies and mistaken identities.
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Oliver Parker
Cast
Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Frances O'Connor, Anna Massey, Edward Fox, Patrick Godfrey, Charles Kay
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The Importance of Being Earnest
You can watch The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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Director
Oliver Parker
Cast
Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Frances O'Connor, Anna Massey, Edward Fox, Patrick Godfrey, Charles Kay
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