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Title The importance of being earnest [videorecording] / Miramax Films & Ealing Studios present in association with Film Council & Newmarket Capital Group, a Fragile Film ; screenplay by Oliver Parker ; produced by Barnaby Thompson ; directed by Oliver Parker.

Imprint [United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Lionsgate [distributor], [2011].

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 Moore Video  PN1997.2 .I44 2011    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 DVD (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD; NTSC, region 1, aspect ratio: 2.35:1, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Language In English or dubbed French, with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Cast Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Massey, Edward Fox.
Credits Director of photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; editor, Guy Bensley ; music, Charlie Mole ; costume designer, Maurizio Millenotti ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi.
Note Based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
DVD release of the motion picture originally produced in 2002.
Audience MPAA rating: PG; for mild sensuality.
Summary Algernon is a gentleman from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for the weekend, and is startled to discover Jack is also there -- except that she knows him as bad-boy Earnest. So just who really is who?
Note Special features: feature commentary; the making-of "The importance of being Earnest"; behind the scenes.
System Details DVD; NTSC, region 1, aspect ratio: 2.35:1, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Language In English or dubbed French, with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Cast Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Massey, Edward Fox.
Credits Director of photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; editor, Guy Bensley ; music, Charlie Mole ; costume designer, Maurizio Millenotti ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi.
Note Based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
DVD release of the motion picture originally produced in 2002.
Audience MPAA rating: PG; for mild sensuality.
Summary Algernon is a gentleman from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for the weekend, and is startled to discover Jack is also there -- except that she knows him as bad-boy Earnest. So just who really is who?
Note Special features: feature commentary; the making-of "The importance of being Earnest"; behind the scenes.
Subject Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
Social norms -- Drama.
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Film adaptations.
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
Aristocracy (Social class)
Man-woman relationships.
Social norms.
England.
Genre/Form Romantic comedy films.
Comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.
Added Author Parker, Oliver.
Thompson, Barnaby.
Everett, Rupert.
Firth, Colin, 1960-
O'Connor, Frances, 1967-
Witherspoon, Reese, 1976-
Dench, Judi, 1934-
Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
Massey, Anna.
Fox, Edward, 1937-
Pierce-Roberts, Tony.
Bensley, Guy.
Mole, Charlie.
Millenotti, Maurizio.
Arrighi, Luciana.
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Importance of being earnest.
Miramax Films.
Ealing Studios.
Film Council (Great Britain)
Newmarket Capital Group LP.
Fragile Films.
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Lions Gate Films.
Added Title Importance of being earnest (Motion picture : 2002)
Standard No. 031398137610
Music No. 30467 Lionsgate