The Importance of Being Earnest

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Alec B @Alec97 03/25/2025 The definitive film adaptation of the play. Edith Evans' delivery of "A HANDBAG!?" is so iconic your brain will shatter into a thousand pieces See more Georgan G @RT98616417 01/06/2024 This 1895 play has been made into several film versions. Found a 1988 version in BBC's The Oscar Wilde Collection. It was quite funny, even with all the British cultural & language differences from the late 1800s. My favorite line is Lady Bracknell, "To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune...to lose both seems like carelessness." See more wer s @koltci 11/24/2020 udoubtedly funny, costiumes perfectly matching the characters, elegant simplicity See more r 9 @RT00952237 06/06/2020 Just like the 2002 production, 1952's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' is a fine film. I, of course, knew what was coming when watching this having seen the aforementioned remake just a matter of weeks ago; they're practically, if not entirely, the same. Even so, I still had a fun enough time here. My feelings are, as you'd expect, very similar - even down to the casting. I enjoy the performances of all bar one. Cecily is the weakest link from 2002, whereas Lady Bracknell annoys me most from 1952. Every time she spoke I was irritated, given her incredibly annoying voice which feels too forced; assuming that isn't Edith Evans' natural tongue. On the contrary, Michael Redgrave (John), Michael Denison (Algy), Joan Greenwood (Gwendolen) and Dorothy Tutin (Cecily) are enjoyable. 2002's remake is my preferred, but this original adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play is very much watchable. See more 04/02/2020 One of the funniest movies ever made. See more 03/13/2017 Great casting for a great play. I can only guess that those who did not like this could not keep up with Wilde's rapid fire wit. One of the best comedies ever, IMO See more Read all reviews

The Importance of Being Earnest

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