An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
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| 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 |
| 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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[edit] Synopsis
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.
[edit] Cast
- Cate Blanchett – Lady Gertrude Chiltern
- Minnie Driver – Miss Mabel Chiltern
- Rupert Everett – Lord Arthur Goring
- Julianne Moore – Mrs. Laura Cheveley
- Jeremy Northam – Sir Robert Chiltern
- John Wood – Lord Caversham
- Peter Vaughan – Phipps
- Ben Pullen – Tommy Trafford
- Marsha Fitzalan – Countess
- Lindsay Duncan – Lady Markby
- Neville Phillips – Mason
- Nickolas Grace – Vicomte de Nanjac
- Simon Russell Beale – Sir Edward
- Anna Patrick – 'Miss Danvers
- Delia Lindsay – Lady Basildon
Stage production of The Importance of Being Earnest
- Denise Stephenson – Gwendolen
- Charles Edwards – Jack
- Nancy Carroll – Cecily
- Andy Harrison – Algernon
- Jill Balcon – Lady Bracknell
- Janet Henfrey – Miss Prism
- Toby Robertson – Canon Chasuble
- Michael Culkin – Oscar Wilde
- Oliver Parker – Bunbury
- Douglas Bradley – Brackpool
- Stephen May – Burlington
- Jeroen Krabbé – Baron Arnheim
- Susannah Wise – Young Mother
- Peter Parker – M.P. No. 1
- Oliver Ford Davies – Sir Hugo Danforth
- Neil Mendoza – M.P. No. 2
- John Thompson – The Speaker
[edit] Reception
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]
[edit] Awards
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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: An Ideal Husband". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5336/year/1999.html. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1091577-ideal_husband/
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