The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Regisseur:

Oliver Parker

Drehbuchautoren:

Oscar Wilde (play)
Oliver Parker (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

4. Juli 2002 (Australia)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

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

Plot:

In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Mistaken Identity | Train | Aunt | Baby

Filmpreise:

1 win & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

What were they thinking?

Besetzung

Rupert Everett	...	Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff
Colin Firth	...	John 'Jack' Worthing
Frances O'Connor	...	Gwendolen Fairfax
Reese Witherspoon	...	Cecily Cardew
Judi Dench	...	Lady Augusta Bracknell
Tom Wilkinson	...	Dr. Frederick Chasuble
Anna Massey	...	Miss Laetitia Prism
Edward Fox	...	Lane, Algy's Butler
Patrick Godfrey	...	Merriman
Charles Kay	...	Gribsby
Cyril Shaps	...	Pew Opener
Marsha Fitzalan	...	Dowager
Finty Williams	...	Young Augusta Bracknell
Guy Bensley	...	Young Lord Bracknell
Christina Robert	...	Duchess of Devonshire

Alternativ:

Ernst sein ist alles (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild sensuality.

Länge:

97 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Australia:G | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:PG | Canada:PG

Drehorte:

London, England, UK

Firma:

Miramax Films

Dies und das:

The scenes where Rupert Everett slaps Colin Firth on his rear end and where Everett kisses Firth's cheek were ad libs. Director, Oliver Parker, thought Firth's stunned reaction was so humorous he decided to leave them in.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: During Cecily and Gwendolyn's outdoor tea, Cecily cuts a large slice of cake that is served to Gwendolyn and placed on the corner of the tea table. In subsequent shots with both Cecily and Gwendolyn and later, when Jack and Algernon take the ladies' seats at the tea table, the cake and its plate are missing.

Dialogzitate:

Gwendolyn: In matters of utmost importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Charmed: The Importance of Being Phoebe (#5.11)" (2003)

What were they thinking?

I understand that this play has already been filmed several times before, the best perhaps being the 1952 version. However, the liberties taken for this adaptation with flow and characterization were beyond what I could enjoy. A previous comment mentioned that the words were virtually uncut, but I beg to differ. With a running time of slightly over 1 1/2 hours, there was far too much cut. I don't believe I've ever seen a production that was shorter than 2 hours. I can never really understand how people can laud a playwright and then change his/her work. If you really think that Wilde holds up well today, why the need to "fix" his plays? And then there's the flashback at the end of the film involving Lady Bracknell that was way over the top. P-lease.