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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Filming Locations

West Wycombe Park
Jack Worthing's country estate in Hertfordshire

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Plot Summary

Algernon, a young Londoner, pretends to have a friend named Bunbury who lives in the country and is frequently in ill health. Whenever Algernon wants to avoid an unwelcome social obligation, or just get away for the weekend, he makes an ostensible visit to his "sick friend". In this way he can feign responsibility, while having the perfect excuse to avoid it. He calls this practice "Bunburying".

Algernon's real-life best friend lives in the country but makes frequent visits to London. Algernon knows him as Ernest Worthing, but when he leaves his silver cigarette case in Algernon's rooms, Algernon finds an inscription in it: "From little Cecily, with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack".

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Snapshot

Author
Oscar Wilde
Book published
1895-02-14
Publisher
 
Screenplay writer
Oliver Parker
Director
Oliver Parker

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Characters and Actors

Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff
Rupert Everett
John 'Jack' Worthing
Colin Firth
Gwendolen Fairfax
Frances O'Connor
Cecily Cardew
Reese Witherspoon

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