The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde's classic 1895 comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest. The original music score is composed by Charlie Mole. The film grossed $8.4 million in North America.
Plot
In this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play about mistaken identities, two gentlemen in 1890s London use the same pseudonym, Ernest, for their secret courtship activities. Chaos ensues when both men find themselves face-to-face and have to explain who they really are.
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| author | Julian Fellowes Oliver Parker |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Oliver Parker |
| editor | Guy Bensley |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | london pseudonym |
| musicBy | Charlie Mole |
| producer | Barnaby Thompson David Brown Uri Fruchtmann |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios Newmarket Capital Group UK Film Council |
| publisher | Miramax Films |
| theme | romantic comedy |