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The Importance of Being Earnest

  • TV Movie
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Brian Bedford in The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
Comedy

In 1890s London rakish Algy runs into friend Jack who's in town to propose to Algy's cousin Gwendolen. Algy discovers Jack has a brother 'Ernest' and a ward called Cecily. While Jack deals w... Read allIn 1890s London rakish Algy runs into friend Jack who's in town to propose to Algy's cousin Gwendolen. Algy discovers Jack has a brother 'Ernest' and a ward called Cecily. While Jack deals with Gwendolen's mother, Algy tries to meet Cecily. Hilarity ensues when both arrive in the... Read allIn 1890s London rakish Algy runs into friend Jack who's in town to propose to Algy's cousin Gwendolen. Algy discovers Jack has a brother 'Ernest' and a ward called Cecily. While Jack deals with Gwendolen's mother, Algy tries to meet Cecily. Hilarity ensues when both arrive in the country posing as 'Ernest'!

  • Directors
    • Brian Bedford
    • David Stern
  • Writer
    • Oscar Wilde
  • Stars
    • Brian Bedford
    • Amanda Leigh Cobb
    • Santino Fontana
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    • Directors
      • Brian Bedford
      • David Stern
    • Writer
      • Oscar Wilde
    • Stars
      • Brian Bedford
      • Amanda Leigh Cobb
      • Santino Fontana
    • 1User review
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    Brian Bedford
    Brian Bedford
    • Lady Bracknell
    Amanda Leigh Cobb
    Amanda Leigh Cobb
    • Servant
    Santino Fontana
    Santino Fontana
    • Algernon Moncrieff
    David Furr
    David Furr
    • John Worthing
    Dana Ivey
    Dana Ivey
    • Miss Prism
    Tim Macdonald
    • Merriman
    Paul O'Brien
    Paul O'Brien
    • Lane
    Charlotte Parry
    Charlotte Parry
    • Cecily Cardew
    Sara Topham
    Sara Topham
    • Gwendolen Fairfax
    Paxton Whitehead
    Paxton Whitehead
    • Rev. Canon Chasuble
    • Directors
      • Brian Bedford
      • David Stern
    • Writer
      • Oscar Wilde
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    Where is it?

    I saw this on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre in March 2011. I thought it was the best live performance I have seen of the funniest comedy in the English language. The entire cast is excellent, with Brian Bedford as Lady Bracknell a standout, second only to Edith Evans's definitive performance of that role. It is a fairly complete rendering of Wilde's text done with period costumes and sets, deleting only the superfluous subplot about Algernon's creditors that is usually left out of stage productions.

    I read that the performance had been filmed on stage for eventual showing in theatres, but I have never heard of it being shown anywhere. I live in the Washington D.C. area, and if it was ever shown here, I didn't hear about it. Does anyone know whether the film has been shown or if there are plans to release it on DVD?

    I certainly hope it comes out on DVD at some point, since there is a paucity of good media versions of this great play. I'm not a big fan of the 1952 film. Despite the presence of Edith Evans, the film's rather lumbering pacing doesn't capture the flow of the play. I don't like the 2002 version much either - neither the casting nor the screenplay are quite right. By far the best version I know of is the 1965 Angel Players recording, which features Edith Evans along with John Gielgud as Jack and Pamela Brown as Gwendolyn. It was this superb recording that caused me to fall in love with the play in the first place, and I still think it's the best media version of IOBE ever done. Unfortunately, it was never re-released in any other format, so you will have to find a copy of the original two-LP set if you want to hear it.

    Considering the need for a truly great version of this great play to be made available to schools, libraries, etc. so that new generations can discover it, I hope there will eventually be a DVD release. I want one for myself, too.

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      Brian Bedford's final film.

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    • Release date
      • June 2, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • American Airlines Theatre - 227 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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      • All Mobile Video
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      • $67,121
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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