The Importance of Being Earnest

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Director: Oliver Parker
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Released: 2002-05-17
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.827
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson

“Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.”

2002

1h 37m

Comedy Drama History Romance

Director: Oliver Parker

Writer: Oliver Parker

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Overview

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.