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The Importance of Being Earnest

Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.

★ 6.8 2002 97 min PG ComedyDramaHistoryRomance

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

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Release
2002-05-17
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.8/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Studio
Ealing Studios, Miramax, Fragile Films
Topicsnew lovebeguilementcountry housecountry estatefake identityrelativesvictorian englandpleasure

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