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Criterion LaserDiscs The Importance of Being Earnest Criterion #265 LaserDisc Comedy

The Importance of Being Earnest Criterion #265 LaserDisc Comedy

Oscar Wilde's Sharp Satire on Victorian Times...

The Importance of Being Earnest Criterion #265 LaserDisc Comedy

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The Importance of Being Earnest

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( Catalog Number CC1417L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 - 95 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Anthony Asquith, having directed a wonderful film of George Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION, turned in 1952 to another classic, one of the greatest theatrical comedies, Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Set at the height of the Victorian era, popularly imagined to be a cold and repressive time, the visual contrast with 1950s Technicolor only seems to enhance Wilde's sharp satire and droll epigrams. Cast with talented veterans of the English stage, even the minor characters are a delight. Asquith allows the actors, particularly the female roles, to deliver Wilde's dialogue in a ringing theatrical voice. Edith Evans as the imperious Lady Bracknell, full of strident tone and rolling R's, and always in high dudgeon, strikes fear in the heart of Jack (Michael Redgrave), while Joan Greenwood as the beautiful, opinionated Gwendolyn (who could never marry a man named "Jack"), melts his heart in a voice that practically purrs. Wilde's use of a convoluted, improbable story, much imitated in the screwball comedies of the 1930s, never detracts from the pure enjoyment of his characters silly yet heartfelt struggles. Asquith's staging and directing is smooth and fluid, thus retaining a theatrical feel. This gives today's viewer a sense of what Victorian audiences must have felt when they first beheld the breathless pace and matchless wit of the incomparable Oscar Wilde.

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Cast for The Importance of Being Earnest

Michael Redgrave
Edith Evans
Margaret Rutherford
Michael Denison
Joan Greenwood

Crew for The Importance of Being Earnest

Director Anthony Asquith
Story Oscar Wilde

Feature Details

Title: The Importance of Being Earnest
Feature Release Date: 1952
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Color
Runtime: 95 Minutes
Chapters: 24
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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LD Release Date: 4 Oct 1995
Catalog Number: CC1417L
UPC: 715515006767
ISBN: 1559406526
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1417L
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Michael Redgrave and Edith Evans in...

The Importance of Being Earnest

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( Catalog Number CC1417L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Color Bars
Theatrical Trailer
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 - 95 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Anthony Asquith, having directed a wonderful film of George Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION, turned in 1952 to another classic, one of the greatest theatrical comedies, Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Set at the height of the Victorian era, popularly imagined to be a cold and repressive time, the visual contrast with 1950s Technicolor only seems to enhance Wilde's sharp satire and droll epigrams. Cast with talented veterans of the English stage, even the minor characters are a delight. Asquith allows the actors, particularly the female roles, to deliver Wilde's dialogue in a ringing theatrical voice. Edith Evans as the imperious Lady Bracknell, full of strident tone and rolling R's, and always in high dudgeon, strikes fear in the heart of Jack (Michael Redgrave), while Joan Greenwood as the beautiful, opinionated Gwendolyn (who could never marry a man named "Jack"), melts his heart in a voice that practically purrs. Wilde's use of a convoluted, improbable story, much imitated in the screwball comedies of the 1930s, never detracts from the pure enjoyment of his characters silly yet heartfelt struggles. Asquith's staging and directing is smooth and fluid, thus retaining a theatrical feel. This gives today's viewer a sense of what Victorian audiences must have felt when they first beheld the breathless pace and matchless wit of the incomparable Oscar Wilde.

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Cast for The Importance of Being Earnest

Michael Redgrave
Edith Evans
Margaret Rutherford
Michael Denison
Joan Greenwood

Crew for The Importance of Being Earnest

Director Anthony Asquith
Story Oscar Wilde

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