An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
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85% Rotten Tomatoes 4.3/5 Amazon Genre Comedy, Romance Duration Language English | 6.9/10 IMDb 3/4 Roger Ebert Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 16, 1999 (UK)June 18, 1999 (USA) Awards National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress Cast (Lady Gertrude Chiltern), (Miss Mabel Chiltern), (Lord Arthur Goring), (Mrs. Laura Cheveley), (Sir Robert Chiltern), (Phipps) Similar movies Oscar Wilde wrote the story for An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An ideal husband 1999 trailer
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.
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- An ideal husband official trailer 1999
- Plot
- Cast
- Reception
- Awards
- References
It was selected as the 1999 Cannes Film Festival's closing film.
An ideal husband official trailer 1999
Plot
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.
Cast
Reception
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.
Awards
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.
References
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