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The Importance of Being Earnest poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.3 / 100
2002·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 37m

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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

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.

Above the Line
Oliver Parker·DirectorOliver Parker·ScreenplayOscar Wilde·Theatre PlayTony Pierce-Roberts·Director of PhotographyCharlie Mole·Original Music ComposerGuy Bensley·Editor
Cast
Rupert Everett·Algernon “Algy” MoncrieffColin Firth·John “Jack” WorthingReese Witherspoon·Cecily CardewJudi Dench·Lady BracknellTom Wilkinson·Dr. ChasubleFrances O'Connor·Gwendolen FairfaxAnna Massey·Miss Laetitia PrismEdward Fox·LanePatrick Godfrey·MerrimanCharles Kay·Gribsby
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 1
Oliver Parker·Director
Writing· 2
Oliver Parker·ScreenplayOscar Wilde·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
Tony Pierce-Roberts·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Guy Bensley·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Charlie Mole·Original Music ComposerMark DeSimone·ADR MixerBen Barker·Foley EditorAdrian Rhodes·Sound Re-Recording MixerColin Cooper·ADR RecordistMatthew Gough·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 11
Paul Ghirardani·Art DirectionMaurizio Millenotti·Costume DesignLuciana Arrighi·Production DesignRenata Gilbert·Makeup & HairIan Whittaker·Set DecorationDianne Millar·Makeup & HairSusan Parkinson·Makeup & HairJoe Hopker·Makeup ArtistBarbara Taylor·Makeup & HairPeter Swords King·Makeup & HairPat Hay·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Uri Fruchtmann·Executive ProducerBarnaby Thompson·ProducerDavid Brown·Co-ProducerCelestia Fox·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Paula Price·HairstylistJamie Pritchard·HairstylistCharmaine Fuller·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
66.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
57%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$17M
ROI 15%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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