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| An Ideal Husband 1999 |
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
Rupert Everett was made for Oscar Wilde. And of course, he plays the Wilde type character of Lord Goring in An Ideal Husband with such relish that you almost think you are seeing Oscar Wilde himself on the screen. Bravo!!!
I won't give the plot away in case you haven't seen this film or the play on which it is based. Suffice it to say that Jeremy Northam and Cate Blanchett play the "ideal couple" Sir Robert and Lady Gertrude Chiltern in this story who of course find things a bit rocky for a while. Everett plays the confirmed bachelor Lord Goring and Minnie Driver plays the naughty but nice Miss Mabel who is interested in him. Julianne Moore plays the just plain nasty Mrs. Cheveley who stirs things up quite handily for all.
"All I know, Gertrude, is that it takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love. Gertrude, you have more courage than any woman I have ever known. Do not be afraid now to use it."
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| Cate Blanchett struts her stuff in An Ideal Husband |
I won't give the plot away in case you haven't seen this film or the play on which it is based. Suffice it to say that Jeremy Northam and Cate Blanchett play the "ideal couple" Sir Robert and Lady Gertrude Chiltern in this story who of course find things a bit rocky for a while. Everett plays the confirmed bachelor Lord Goring and Minnie Driver plays the naughty but nice Miss Mabel who is interested in him. Julianne Moore plays the just plain nasty Mrs. Cheveley who stirs things up quite handily for all.
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| Rupert Everett and Cate Blanchett having a serious conversation |
"All I know, Gertrude, is that it takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love. Gertrude, you have more courage than any woman I have ever known. Do not be afraid now to use it."
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| You'll hate Julianne Moore and love Jeremy Northam as you should! |
"A rather charming little idea has come into my head, and now that I consider it, I find it to be a rather charming big idea."
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| Minnie Driver has a riot with this role as usual |
"My dear father, if we men married the women we deserved... we should have a very bad time of it."
Well, I will leave you with Oscar Wilde's wise words and my hearty recommendation of this film. Oh, and the play is pretty darn good too if you are lucky enough to see it live!
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P.S. If any of you have seen the lower budget but perhaps "closer to the play" version from 2000 with Jonathan Firth, James Wilbey and Sadie Frost, please let me know what you think. I love the above version very much, but I am always open, especially to a brother of Colin Firth!
I saw it at the cinema when it was out and loved it. Time to re-watch it? :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Maria Grazia- when you need a light movie to make you smile, that would be a great time to re-watch it. Time for me to see it again too!
ReplyDeleteI wish that Laura Cheevley had exposed Sir Robert Chiltern. I think he is a Grade-A hypocrite. I detest him.
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