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Actors: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Frances O'Connor, Tom Wilkinson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) |
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In 1890s England, two upper-class friends, Jack Worthing (Firth) and Algernon Moncrieff (Everett), have lived the high life partly through the use of fictitious personalities they either pretend to be or use as excuses to get away from tiresome social commitments. A crisis occurs after Jack falls in love with sweet Gwendolen Fairfax (O'Connor) and "Algy" develops an interest in Jack's 18-year-old ward, Cecily Cardew (Witherspoon) -- and both men have been using the name "Ernest Worthing"! Judi Dench is a little off her game in playing the majestic Lady Bracknell as a one-dimensional battleaxe rather than the shrewd elderly operator she is, but the other players are delightful. Writer-director Oliver Parker's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's beloved play probably won't become the definitive film version or even replace the 1952 movie with Michael Redgrave and Edith Evans -- some of his innovations (Gwendolen gets a tattoo?! Cecily's fantasy sequences) are a bit over the top -- but it is a charmer for our time.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- seduction (yum!)
Kind of comedy
- romantic comedy
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- play
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