TY  - GEN
N2  - Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for the weekend, and is startled to discover Jack is also there -- except that she knows him as bad-boy Earnest. So just who really is who?
AB  - Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for the weekend, and is startled to discover Jack is also there -- except that she knows him as bad-boy Earnest. So just who really is who?
T1  - The importance of being Earnest
DA  - c2002.
CY  - [United States] :
CY  - Burbank, Calif. :
AU  - Thompson, Barnaby.
AU  - Parker, Oliver.
AU  - Everett, Rupert.
AU  - Firth, Colin,
AU  - O'Connor, Frances,
AU  - Witherspoon, Reese,
AU  - Dench, Judi,
AU  - Wilkinson, Tom,
AU  - Massey, Anna.
AU  - Fox, Edward,
AU  - Pierce-Roberts, Tony.
AU  - Bensley, Guy.
AU  - Mole, Charlie.
AU  - Millenotti, Maurizio,
AU  - Arrighi, Luciana.
AU  - Wilde, Oscar,
ET  - Widescreen version (2.35:1).
CN  - PN1997
CN  - PN1997
PB  - Miramax Home Entertainment ;
PB  - Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
PP  - [United States] :
PP  - Burbank, Calif. :
LA  - eng
LA  - English or French dialogue; closed-captioned.
PY  - c2002.
N1  - Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
N1  - Based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
N1  - Special features: feature commentary; the making-of "The importance of being Earnest"; behind the scenes.
ID  - 296210
KW  - Aristocracy (Social class)
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Social norms
SN  - 0788839454
TI  - The importance of being Earnest
ER  -