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Writers:
Oscar Wilde (play)
William P. Cartlidge (adaptation)
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Plot:
Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Evely. She has proof and it will damage his career and marriage severely. Chiltern calls in the help of his friend Arthur Goring. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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James Wilby ... Sir Robert Chiltern

Sadie Frost ... Mrs. Laura Cheveley

Jonathan Firth ... Lord Arthur Goring
Trevyn McDowell ... Lady Gertrude Chiltern
Robert Hardy ... Lord Caversham
Karen Hayley ... Mabel Chiltern
Prunella Scales ... Lady Markby
Tyler Butterworth ... Phipps, Arthur's Valet
Tamara Beckwith ... Margaret Marchmont
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson ... Olivia Basildon
Roger May ... Vicomte de Nanjac
Mark Gillis ... Tommy Trafford
Tom McCabe ... Baron Arnheim

Philip Clayton Smith ... Photographer
Portobello ... Pop Band
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Runtime:
Israel:86 min | UK:90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
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Company:
Scorpio Production more

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Trivia:
Wilde's successful 1893 play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 12 March 1895, and there were two revival productions on Broadway. more
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Version of Ideální manzel (2002) (TV) more

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Too Serious a Matter, 20 July 2006
Author: FcPoliFan from Timisoara, Romania

While I enjoy Wilde in all the ways a man is supposed to, I'd dare say that there are times when even his brilliance cannot compensate the blunders of others.

This being said, I'll be concise: Mr. Cartlidge's adaptation of Wilde's play takes itself far too serious to work and while this is bearable in itself, the questionable caliber of the actors' performances adds another tedious and gross layer upon an otherwise totally lovable affair. The result is an even, blunt and only partly entertaining production which retains some of its initial values, but misses out on its potential. I do not doubt that any work of art can have unlimited interpretations (although I do not agree to this conception because we are, most unfortunately, limited, pitiful creatures), but only some are rewarding for the masses, with this being a rather lukewarm experience.

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