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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.9 / 100
1999·Comedy / Romance / Drama·1h 37m

AN IDEAL HUSBAND

“He just doesn't know it yet.”

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.

Above the Line
Oliver Parker·DirectorOliver Parker·ScreenplayOscar Wilde·Theatre PlayDavid Johnson·Director of PhotographyCharlie Mole·Original Music ComposerGuy Bensley·Editor
Cast
Cate Blanchett·Lady Gertrude ChilternMinnie Driver·Miss Mabel ChilternRupert Everett·Lord Arthur GoringJulianne Moore·Mrs. Laura CheveleyJeremy Northam·Sir Robert ChilternPeter Vaughan·PhippsBen Pullen·Tommy TraffordMarsha Fitzalan·CountessLindsay Duncan·Lady MarkbyJohn Wood·Lord Caversham
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Oliver Parker·Director
Writing· 2
Oliver Parker·ScreenplayOscar Wilde·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
David Johnson·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Guy Bensley·Editor
Sound & Music· 7
Charlie Mole·Original Music ComposerPeter Burgis·Foley ArtistAndie Derrick·Foley ArtistChristopher Ackland·Sound Effects EditorMark DeSimone·ADR MixerPeter Lindsay·SoundAdrian Rhodes·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 6
Rod McLean·Art DirectionMichael Howells·Production DesignCaroline Harris·Costume DesignKatie Lee·Set DecorationPeter Swords King·Makeup DesignerVeronica McAleer·Makeup Artist
Production· 9
Andrea Calderwood·Executive ProducerRalph Kamp·Executive ProducerSusan B. Landau·Executive ProducerBarnaby Thompson·ProducerUri Fruchtmann·ProducerBruce Davey·ProducerNicky Kentish Barnes·Co-ProducerPaul Tucker·Co-ProducerCelestia Fox·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Tamsin Dorling·HairstylistPaul Gooch·HairstylistJamie Pritchard·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
68.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
85%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$19M
ROI 32%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Witty, Charming
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features four individuals, three women and one man, arranged in a close-up composition against a blue sky with white clouds at the top and a da”

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Key Elements
Red Flower Lapel Pin
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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