An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
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| An Ideal Husband | |
|---|---|
 UK Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
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| Music by | Charlie Mole |
| Cinematography | David Johnson |
| Edited by | Guy Bensley |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films Icon Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤6,350,000[1] |
| Box office | ₤2,891,515 (in UK)[1] $18,542,974 (total) |
An Ideal Husband is a 1999 film based on the play An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. The film stars Jeremy Northam, Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver and Cate Blanchett. It was directed by Oliver Parker.
It was selected as the 1999 Cannes Film Festival's closing film.[2]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
3.1 Awards
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
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.
The plot of the film differs from the original Wilde play in a number of key respects. The episode of Mrs. Cheveley's lost bracelet was removed, and the twists at the end are made more complex by the introduction of a bet between Lord Goring and Mrs. Cheveley, and Lord Goring's need to ask the permission of Sir Robert Chiltern to marry his sister, Miss Mabel Chiltern.
Cast[edit]
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
Reception[edit]
The film received positive reviews from critics. 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.[3]
Awards[edit]
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, 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.
The film was nominated for awards in three BAFTA categories: director Oliver Parker for adapted screenplay, Caroline Harris for costume design, and Peter King for make-up and hair.[4]
References[edit]
^ ab Alexander Walker, Icons in the Fire: The Rise and Fall of Practically Everyone in the British Film Industry 1984-2000, Orion Books, 2005 p273
^ "Festival de Cannes: An Ideal Husband". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-11..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "An Ideal Husband". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2000/film
External links[edit]
An Ideal Husband on IMDb
An Ideal Husband at Box Office Mojo
Categories:
- 1999 films
- English-language films
- British films
- 1990s comedy films
- British comedy films
- British films based on plays
- Films based on works by Oscar Wilde
- Films directed by Oliver Parker
- Films produced by Bruce Davey
- Icon Productions films
- Films set in London
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