The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Directors

Oliver Parker

Cast

Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Frances O'Connor

The story

John Worthing, a carefree and seemingly respectable young gentleman, has crafted a fictitious brother named "Ernest", whose scandalous and wicked behavior provides John with the perfect excuse to leave his peaceful country estate and travel to London whenever he pleases. In the city, John stays with his close friend, Algernon Moncrieff, who is equally mischievous and shares John's fondness for bending social norms. While in London, John assumes the persona of Ernest, and under this guise, he has won the affections of Algernon's beautiful cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax.

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