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1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the play by Oscar Wilde
Algernon is a gentleman from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for the weekend, and is startled to discover Jack is also there -- except that she knows him as bad-boy Earnest. So just who really is who?
DVD release of the motion picture originally produced in 2002
Special features: feature commentary; the making-of "The importance of being Earnest"; behind the scenes
Director of photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; editor, Guy Bensley ; music, Charlie Mole ; costume designer, Maurizio Millenotti ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi
Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Massey, Edward Fox
MPAA rating: PG; for mild sensuality
DVD; NTSC, region 1, aspect ratio: 2.35:1, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
In English or dubbed French, with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned