The Importance of Being Earnest (1986). Part 11 of 11

[@Nibor7301]

"I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing." I love that line! :D

[@kikivolauvent1]

what a wonderful film - great, great acting too! have seen this play at least 3 times but never a film - Wilde was the crazy kid of the time! Thanks for the pleasure....

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Brilliant writing and performances!

[@mortmere]

Thank you ever so much for posting this! Anything starring Paul McGann is a delight to watch, but I love this play, too, which means this film provides double the pleasure. :)

[@hogikat42]

I love the bit where Paul McGann defends Prism and everyone else exchanges glances :D

[@orcish45]

excellent acting and an excellent film :):) many thanks for uploading

[@RiverJanewayRoslin]

Note to Paul Mcgann... KEEP THE STASHE!! that mustache is so very SEXY I just... I can't he is too amazing in this part. I am mesmerized by his acting, the wardrobe of the period, the speech patterns, and most of all Paul McGann himself he is just so beautiful in so many ways. Thank you so much for posting. :-)

[@pavs3737]

I had forgotten what this play was about until I watched this. It is so wonderful and funny! And yes, these were TREMENDOUSLY good actors!!! Not to sound naive, but doesn't this make Gwendolyn and Ernest 1st cousins? I suppose, though, that cousin-marriage in England at the time of this play wasn't uncommon. Such a funny play with a wonderful little twist at the end.

[@jobob47]

still good after all these years.

[@KellyAMR]

Thank you for having this video in it's entire clip[ form. I so had to watch it again to catch the humor without having to write note!

[@leemackie8434]

Thank you so much for this 👏💕💗🇦🇺💗💕

[@crystalmcintosh8761]

reenacting the interrogation scene but I was intrigued to watch the entire play. I LOVE it

[@salbouz]

"The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last!" XD

[@alekseymaleyko7223]

The film is really awesome!!! I have just a few questions I'd like to be permitted to put to everyone: What the name of that beautiful music which is played in the end of the film? and what is the type of collar of Algeron's shirt? I hope someone can help me :)

[@mjremy2605]

The collar on the men's shirts that looked like a clergy collar, is a paper collar from 1890's. The play was first performed in 1895. Paper collars were separate collars that the elite could wear - stiff, starched, and prevented mobility for the neck. Not practical for the working class. The music was written by Ilona Sekacz and can be heard here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5ObZZKoh7akqpI

[@GemmaGreen1993]

I temporarily forgot what Wilde's endings are usually like - and that I dislike them. 'The Importance of being Earnest' and 'An Ideal Husband' both end peculiarly, with all past discrepancies being forgiven/ignored and the couples engaged/still married. However, his plays, mostly due to the absurd situations that occur in them, never fail to make me laugh and so I still very much adore watching them :)

[@MrsA2801]

He wasn't really her uncle though. She called him that out of respect. Well, I suppose he was sort of her adopted uncle in a way, if she was the granddaughter of the man who brought him up.

[@NecoMimi43]

Lady Bracknels eyes are awesome

[@najeyrifai1134]

Did you notice how he married his cousin!

[@gnanavinikanna4840]

really helpfu my exams are comin and they are one of a kind they are awesome keep makin more please espcially To kill a mocking bird

[@markspyrison9659]

Cousins marrying was common back in the 1800s. Read Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Journey to the Center of the Earth, etc.

[@Butterfly1Queen]

hahahahahaha "It's a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth!!!" "Can u ever forgive me?" "I can, for I feel that you are sure to change"!!!! ahahahahahahahaah ...

[@SUNAIRWAYS]

well done version of movie

[@MrsA2801]

Jack and Gwendolen are first cousins. Marriages between first cousins is still legal in the UK. Some American states allow it too.

[@pelahnar4]

I was interested, so I looked it up - if the Wikipedia article is correct, no few than 21 American states (and Washington D.C.) allow marriage between first cousins. I was surprised at the number; I knew there were some but didn't realize there were so many.

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

A respectable marriage knows no bounds of relations

[@fiona24680]

yes but it is still legal then and now to marry your cousin as they aren' t your immediate family so it is not considered incest although marriage to a cousin is now frowned upon in most places!

[@8Splendiferous8]

cecily didn't seem to care that when algernon claimed to be jack's brother, earnest, he would also be her uncle.

[@lalalulu112112321]

Awww! I love ironic endings!!!:)

[@CelinaNguyenOfficial]

love it!

[@BeckyWaters_]

Thank you 😊

[@dimanthehedghog]

did he realy need to go get the hand bag to verify it, in all seriousness how many babys get left at train stations in handbags

[@SadiaBasha]

Its Earnest John...the name has a john in it..how could gwendelon accept him?? And Cecily? She wanted to marry a guy named Earnest all her life, but in the end has no qualms marrying Algy...Oscar Wilde must've gone out of ideas! Nevertheless I enjoyed the move and had a great time playing Miss Prism in class..never expected her to change the plot of the play!! Wilde's sense of humour is witty..i love that!!! Awesome!!

[@lalalulu112112321]

And in all defense against the marriages, Lady Bracknell never mentioned the fact that Earnest married his cousin and Algae married a girl that was only 18 while he was probably somewhere in his late twenties.

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

This is some Star War shiz going on.

[@GDarkGoombaG]

Back then it was good to marry a cousin.

[@webcomix]

Ahaha. This play is hilarious, and I get the role of Prism :3

[@schirmeyerb]

For me it shall be interesting. .to see that ...in THEATRE. .. real ... or in vidéo you tube....I am near PARIS..and french....oscar wild is my english teacher

[@sujanskl]

hesitation of any kind for young is a sign of mental decay and physical weakness for old...d

[@8Splendiferous8]

exactly. for all cecily knew, he was her uncle.

[@arrisoomiero]

i was waiting for the ampifany, but it seems they were quite clueless about the fact...

[@lalalulu112112321]

And, Cecile was his brother's ward, therefore like a niece. But she addressed Earnest as her uncle. Twisted.

[@hansvon108]

The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

[@8Splendiferous8]

well, i think that's up to interpretation. i don't think there's enough evidence to prove either of our theories correct, although if yours is true, that would make sense.

[@lalalulu112112321]

So... is it common to marry your first cousin at this time? Or your... niece?

[@shree711]

First cousin marriages seem to have been acceptable at the time.

[@shehasnotime135]

Nobody cared about the thing that Ernest and Gwendolen were cousins, then xD

[@jnddepew]

different times...

[@MrsA2801]

Jack and Gwendolen are first cousins. Marriages between first cousins is still legal in the UK. Some American states allow it too. I don't believe it's very common though, although it does seem to pop up in a lot of stories, like Jane Austen books for example.

[@TyrannyMcbane]

Hold on, hold on.... is he gonna marry his cousin still?