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 An Ideal Husband (DVD)
Description: Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 1999 / Director: Oliver Parker / Actors: Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett ... / DVD ... more  An Ideal Husband (DVD) ... released 10 April, 2000 at Pathe Distribution / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / For truly clever dialogue and a smartly structured plot, you can't go wrong with Oscar Wilde. Wilde's play An Ideal Husband is not his best known, but this film adaptation has all the wit you could ask for and a cast with the chops to deliver it: Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth, Oscar and Lucinda), Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights, Short Cuts), Minnie Driver (Grosse Pointe Blank, Big Night), Jeremy Northam (The Winslow Boy, Emma), and especially Rupert Everett (My Best Friend's Wedding, A Midsummer Night's Dream), who tosses off perfect epigrams with unflappable aplomb. The plot hinges on Northam, a member of Parliament (the British governing body, not the funk band) with a skeleton in his closet who is blackmailed into a shady business deal by a lady of mystery (Moore), who turns out to be a loathed school chum of the parliamentarian's wife (Blanchett). Everything is resolved happily, but not until after some devious twists of fate, several mistaken identities, lots of comic banter, and much social skewering. Wilde, whose troubled life and public exposure of his homosexuality is chronicled in the movie Wilde (1997), has a sharp eye for hypocrisy and the artificial poses demanded by society--but political commentary never gets in the way of a smart laugh. Visually sumptuous and briskly paced, An Ideal Husband will satisfy anyone looking for social satire or romantic comedy. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.comNewest Review: ... (the brilliant politician played by Northam) and his wife Lady Chiltern (womens liberation leader played by Blanchett). As a ... more ... forgotten ghost (the nasty Mrs Cheveley, portrayed beautifully by Julianne Moore) return to London Scandal and intrigue follow. How did Sir Robert get to where he is? What is Lord Gorings connection? This fantastic farce has it all and dose after dose of wit and romance. This film is crammed with some of Oscar Wildes’ most memorable quotes with wonderful delivery by the cast.
I had been a fan of this story and Oscar Wildes’ work in general for many years and when the Film was released I raced to see this witty a...more |
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An Ideal Husband (DVD): This film does Oscar Wildes' work Justice (267 words)
by galleria38 - written on 15.06.05 (Useful, 57 readings)
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This film is a classic in my book. A fantastic mix of Oscar Wildes’ writing and an amazing cast (which includes Rupert Everett, Minnie Driver, Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Jeremy Northam). This story follows a witty playboy Lord Goring (Everett) and his straight-lased friends, Sir Robert Chiltern (the brilliant politician played by Northam) and his wife Lady Chiltern (womens liberation leader played by Blanchett). As a forgotten ghost (the nasty Mrs Cheveley, portrayed beautifully by Julianne Moore) return to London Scandal and intrigue follow. How did Sir Robert get to where he is? What is Lord Gorings connection? This fantastic farce has it all and ...
