The importance of being earnest /
Tells the tale of Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. Both young men have taken to bending the truth in order to add excitement to their lives. Jack has invented an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull home in the country and frolic in town. Algernon uses a...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. |
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[United States] :
Warner Home Video,
[2002]
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| Series: | Oscar Wilde collection.
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| Summary: | Tells the tale of Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. Both young men have taken to bending the truth in order to add excitement to their lives. Jack has invented an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull home in the country and frolic in town. Algernon uses a similar technique, only in reverse: His imaginary friend, Bunbury, provides a convenient and frequent method of taking adventures in the country. However, their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits; Jack of his love Gwendolen Fairfax, and Algernon of his belle Cecily Cardew. |
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| Item Description: | Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: May 21, 2002. Based on the play by Oscar Wilde. Originally produced for television broadcast in 1986. "The 1988 BBC production of The importance of being earnest is not the four act version of the play, but contains certain copyright material which is reproduced by permission of the Estate of Oscar Wilde"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Ron Green ; editor, Steve Eveleigh ; music, Ilona Sekacz. |
| ISBN: | 0790768275 |