The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde's classic 1895 comedy of manners of the same name. The original music score is composed by Charlie Mole. The film grossed $8.4 million in North America. Plot In this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play about fake identities, two gentlemen in 1890s London use the same pseudonym, Ernest, for their secret courtship activities. Chaos ensues when both men find themselves face-to-face and have to explain who they really are. Cast Rupert Everett as Algernon "Algy" Moncrieff Colin Firth as John "Jack" Worthing/Ernest Frances O'Connor as Gwendolen Fairfax Reese Witherspoon as Cecily Cardew Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell Tom Wilkinson as Dr Chasuble Anna Massey as Miss Prism Edward Fox as Lane Patrick Godfrey as Merriman Production notes