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| IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952) | |
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Importance of Being Earnest is a masterful creation by Oscar Wilde where he is satirically mocking the privileged class. The film adaptation by Asquith from the stage to the silver screen is done with equal perfection as Wilde's play. An important factor to mention is that Asquith's father Herbert was one of the driving forces that put Wilde behind bars for "indecent acts" from which Wilde never fully recovered from. Thus, in a way, Asquith is apologizing for his blood relation's erroneous behavior toward Wilde by making a film that is ridiculing the pseudo-bona fide earnestness of the privileged class. |
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| 7/17/2002 | |
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The Internet Movie Database. |
