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Whistle Stopper - The Importance of Being Earnest
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Miramax
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor (II), Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench
Directed By: Oliver Parker
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936199291
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2002-11-12
Running Time: 94
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Summary: Oscar Wilde Classic put to film.
Comment: Great movie! Adds nice back story that you would not find in the book. Very entertaining.
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Summary: The Importance of Being Earnest
Comment: The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the wittiest comedies in English drama. This engaging production makes the most of every opportunity for comedy. The film strikes a balance of being true to the time period while remaining relevant to a modern audience.
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Summary: Oh MY!
Comment: What a fun movie this is!! Brilliant male cast! Dame Judi Dench stole the show, what a wonderful actress. This is sure to be a classic! If you want to hear colin and rupert SING, then get this movie! The longer version of the song they are singing can be heard during the credits.
Brilliantly directed, casted and acted! A must buy
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Summary: The Victorians weren't as uptight as you think
Comment: This is one of my favorite movies. A great cast takes full advantage of every wonderful sentence of Oscar Wilde's dialogue. The decor is splendid, the actors perfectly chosen and the net result is a better performance than you will ever see on a stage. The play is one of the greatest comedies in the English language: It is a joy to watch in this extraordinary film. If you do not have it already whatever is keeping you from buying it? This you will want to see many times over and over (we watch it several times a year)
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Summary: Fun!
Comment: Well done interpretation of Wilde's play...without too much of our modern goop and gunk to get in the way.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Splendidly adapted from the wittiest play in the English language, The Importance of Being Earnest stars Colin Firth as an English gentleman who pretends to be his own brother, named Ernest, so he can enjoy himself in the city without besmirching his reputation at his country estate. Unfortunately, he's just fallen in love with a young woman (Frances O'Connor) who insists that she can only marry a man named Ernest--and when Firth's best friend (Rupert Everett) goes to Firth's country estate pretending to be this same brother Ernest, he falls in love with Firth's ward (Reese Witherspoon), who similarly feels that Ernest is the perfect name for a husband... The absurdity of the plot is matched by the exquisite cleverness of the dialogue, and the performances--particularly Dame Judi Dench as Everett's fearsome aunt--are excellent. --Bret Fetzer
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