The Importance Of Being Earnest
Filmfest 2015
(Ernst sein ist alles)
USA, United Kingdom 2002
Original version with German subtitles
(Original: English)
Director: Oliver Parker
In this adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s witty play about mistaken identities, two proper gentlemen in 1890s London use the same psyeudonym, Earnest, for their sly courtship activities.
Miramax
“Could it be better cast? NO! It’s a frothy delight, true to the spirit of the original but flavored with the permissiveness of the present.”
Karina Montgomery, Cinerina
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Frances O'Connor
Credits
Screenplay: Oliver Parker
Original Material: Oscar Wilde
Director of Photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Film Editor: Guy Bensley
Composer: Charlie Mole
Production Designer: Luciana Arrighi
Costume Design: Maurizio Millenotti
Sound: John Midgley
Producer: Barnaby Thompson
Co-Producer: David Brown
Production Company: Ealing Studios, Fragile Films
Co-Production Company: Film Council, Newmarket Capitol Group
Distributor: Concorde Filmverleih GmbH
Director: Oliver Parker
