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 of the same name. 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 fake 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 | fake id london pseudonym |
| musicBy | Charlie Mole |
| producer | Barnaby Thompson |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios Newmarket Capital Group UK Film Council |
| publisher | BBFC Buena Vista International Miramax Films |
| theme | romantic comedy |