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The Importance of Being Earnest
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release year
2002 (United Kingdom)
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language
English
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genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...
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film cast
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Rupert Everett
as Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff
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Colin Firth
as John 'Jack' Worthing
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Frances O'Connor
as Gwendolen Fairfax
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Reese Witherspoon
as Cecily Cardew
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Judi Dench
as Lady Augusta Bracknell
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Tom Wilkinson
as Dr. Frederick Chasuble
film crew
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Oliver Parker
Director
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David Brown
co-producer
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Uri Fruchtmann
executive producer
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Barnaby Thompson
Producer
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Charlie Mole
Music Director
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Guy Bensley
Editor
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trivia
Actress Finty Williams, who plays Lady Bracknell as a young dancer, is the daughter of Dame Judi Dench, who plays the older Lady Bracknell.
The business with "Ernest's" bill at the Savoy and the money collectors coming to Jack's country home is taken from a scene cut from the play prior to its publication.
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.
While Reese Witherspoon was learning her English accent for this movie, her husband, Ryan Phillippe was learning a Scottish accent for his role in
Gosford Park (2001). The person who picked it up fastest? Their daughter Ava.
Though cut from the revised version, the gardener Molton can be seen in the background of many scenes.
The premiere Broadway production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" opened at the Lyceum Theater (New York City) on April 22, 1895, ran for 12 performances and has been revived in New York City eight times since as of 2010.
The business with "Ernest's" bill at the Savoy and the money collectors coming to Jack's country home is taken from a scene cut from the play prior to its publication.
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.
While Reese Witherspoon was learning her English accent for this movie, her husband, Ryan Phillippe was learning a Scottish accent for his role in
Gosford Park (2001). The person who picked it up fastest? Their daughter Ava.
Though cut from the revised version, the gardener Molton can be seen in the background of many scenes.
The premiere Broadway production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" opened at the Lyceum Theater (New York City) on April 22, 1895, ran for 12 performances and has been revived in New York City eight times since as of 2010.
