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An Ideal Husband
Sir Robert is a famous politician and his wife always admires his talent. One day, an old acquaintance threatens to expose the dark of his life in the past which makes him trouble and seeks the advice of his best friend. What is his decision for his future and his family?
21 November 1947, West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK
10 March 1953, Bonn, West Germany
14 May 1969, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 January 1925, Westminster, London, England, UK
1 December 1961, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
12 January 1961, Penang, Malaysia
30 August 1924, France
15 July 1924, South Africa
August 07, 2008
All the other performances -- from Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, Julianne Moore, John Wood and Peter Vaughan -- are first rate.February 14, 2001
Wilde was always about lots more than witty repartee, and as sparkling as his play is as drawing-room comedy, it reveals his concern with the timeless values of unselfish love and forgiveness.July 21, 2005
Parker has made a sensible cinematic translation of Wilde's play, intercutting scenes which would have been played consecutively on the stage.November 18, 2009
The exquisite teamwork and byplay make the film such a delight to watch.July 20, 2010
It's lavish, clever entertainment, a welcome opportunity to laugh without shame.July 20, 2010
Quality comedy with a sprinkling of romance, skilfully assembled by a director with a clear feel for the material. Performances are universally great and the dialogue, of course, is superb.July 07, 2010
An enjoyable, minor, lustrously shot revamping of Oscar Wilde's play about the perpetually interlocked manners of love and deception.December 15, 2009
It's a pleasant diversion but sadly, little more than a chance to hear Rupert's barbed wit.June 19, 2008
Smooth-flowing direction, a shrewdly pruned script and a top-flight ensemble cast that visibly relishes both the dialogue and one another's perfs make this a tony item for upscale, mature audiences.March 19, 2002
[I]t's likely that Mr. Wilde, who once wrote, 'A poet can survive anything but a misprint,' would have been less than thrilled with the result.March 02, 2011
The bright, crisp design, Wilde's arch eloquence and a classy company help to camouflage the shortcomings.June 18, 2012
Parker's shuttlecock technique only succeeds in throwing Wilde's cascading rhythms seriously out of whack and makes it hard to attend to the language as fully as one would like.