The Importance of Being Earnest

Anthony Asquith
Michael Redgrave, Richard Wadham, Michael Denison, Walter Hudd, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, Margaret Rutherford, Miles Malletson, Aubrey Mather, Ivor Barnard
1952
United Kingdom
Completed
English
95 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asThe Importance of Being Earnest,is aUnited KingdomProducerwomen sex,At1952Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish,Current Douban rating7.9(For reference only)。
Country squire Worthing (played by Michael Redgrave) visits Algernon (played by Michael Denison) in London, with the actual intention of seeing Algernon's cousin Gwendolyn. To facilitate his visit to Gwendolyn, Worthing invents a disreputable London brother, Ernest. Algernon is infatuated with the young lady Cecily under Worthing's guardianship in the countryside, and he helps Worthing propose to Gwendolyn. Despite the inexplicable attraction of the fictitious name "Ernest," Worthing's illegitimate background leads to a swift rejection from his future mother-in-law. Algernon arrives at Worthing's country residence before him, posing as Ernest to meet Cecily. Shortly after, Worthing arrives with Gwendolyn and her mother, and the deception of the imaginary "Mr. Ernest" is revealed. The two gentlemen are momentarily at a loss, but a long-buried story suddenly surfaces, altering the fate of both couples. This film is adapted from Oscar Wilde's work of the same name.