The Importance of Being Earnest
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s 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...
- genus: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
- Studio: Ealing Studios, Miramax, Film Council, Fragile Films
- keyword: new love, beguilement, country house, country estate, fake identity, relatives, victorian england, pleasure
- cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Frances O'Connor