The Importance Of Being Earnest
Ernest ou l'importance d'être constant
- Release Date: May 24, 2002
- Genre: Comedy
- Director: Oliver Parker
- Producer(s): Uri Fruchtmann, Barnaby Thompson
- Writer(s): Olver Parker
- Studio: Alliance Films
- Length: 1h 40m | Classification: G
- Official Site: www.miramax.com/importanceofbeingearnest/
Synopsis
Two young gents living in 1890s England have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Worthing (Firth) has invented a brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind to visit the ravishing Gwendolyn (O’Connor). Montcrieff (Everett) decides to take the name "Earnest" when visiting Worthing’s young and beautiful ward, Cecily (Witherspoon) at the country manor.Things go awry when they end up together in the country and their deceptions are discovered – threatening to spoil their romantic pursuits.