An Ideal Husband
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UK Theatrical release poster
Directed by Oliver Parker
Produced by Barnaby Thompson
Bruce Davey
Uri Fruchtmann
Written by Oliver Parker
Based on An Ideal Husband by
Oscar Wilde
Starring Cate Blanchett
Minnie Driver
Rupert Everett
Julianne Moore
Jeremy Northam
Music by Charlie Mole
Cinematography David Johnson
Editing by Guy Bensley
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release date(s)
  • 16 April 1999 (1999-04-16)
Running time 97 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

An Ideal Husband is a 1999 film based on the play of the same name by Oscar Wilde. The film stars Jeremy Northam, Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver and Oscar winning actress Cate Blanchett. It was directed by Oliver Parker.

It was selected as the 1999 Cannes Film Festival's closing film.[1]

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Synopsis [link]

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs. Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old and the plot to help his friend has unintended consequences.

Cast [link]

Stage production of The Importance of Being Earnest

Reception [link]

Paper Magazine called it a "witty comedy". It received a positive review from Roger Ebert. Entertainment Weekly called it "delightful". The New York Observer said it was "immensely entertaining". On RottenTomatoes.com it has a positive review rating of 86% Fresh. [2]

Awards [link]

Julianne Moore was nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, A Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, A Chlotrudis award for Best Actress, and A Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Moore won the National Board of Review award for Supporting Actress for her performances.

References [link]

External links [link]


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An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place over the course of twenty-four hours. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." Together with The Importance of Being Earnest, it is often considered Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. After Earnest, it is his most popularly produced play.

Background

In the summer of 1893, Oscar Wilde began writing An Ideal Husband, and he completed it later that winter. His work began at Goring-on-Thames, after which he named the character Lord Goring, and concluded at St. James Place. He initially sent the completed play to the Garrick Theatre, where the manager rejected it, but it was soon accepted by the Haymarket Theatre, where Lewis Waller had temporarily taken control. Waller was an excellent actor and cast himself as Sir Robert Chiltern. The play gave the Haymarket the success it desperately needed.

An Ideal Husband (disambiguation)

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde.

An Ideal Husband may also refer to the following adaptations:

  • An Ideal Husband (1935 film), starring Brigitte Helm and Sybille Schmitz
  • An Ideal Husband (1947 film), starring Paulette Goddard and Michael Wilding
  • An Ideal Husband (1998 film), featuring Sadie Frost and James Wilby
  • An Ideal Husband (1999 film), starring Julianne Moore and Rupert Everett
  • An Ideal Husband (1947 film)

    An Ideal Husband, also known as Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, is a 1947 film Technicolor adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde. It was made by London Film Productions and distributed by British Lion Films (UK) and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (USA). It was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Lajos Bíró from Wilde's play. The music score was by Arthur Benjamin, the cinematography by Georges Périnal, the editing by Oswald Hafenrichter and the costume design by Cecil Beaton.

    The film stars Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams, C. Aubrey Smith, Glynis Johns and Constance Collier.

    Plot

    A mysterious lady attempts to blackmail a respected politician into giving a speech in parliament that supports her interests.

    Cast

  • Paulette Goddard as Mrs. Laura Cheveley
  • Michael Wilding as Viscount Arthur Goring
  • Diana Wynyard as Lady Gertrude Chiltern
  • Hugh Williams as Sir Robert Chiltern
  • C. Aubrey Smith as Earl of Caversham, Goring's Father
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