An Ideal Husband (1999)

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Written by Oscar Wilde, Oliver Parker

Directed by Oliver Parker

Also known as "Un mari idéal"

Running Time: 105 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1999

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: UK/USA

Filmed in Colour

Oliver Parker's 1991 film, based on Oscar Wilde's play, stars Rupert Everett (pictured) as Lord Arthur Goring. According to his friends Goring is "the idlest man in London" who is only aroused from his torpor by Mabel Chiltern (Minnie Driver, pictured, centre).

Meanwhile, Mabel's father, Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam), is being blackmailed by Mrs Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore) to change his opinion on a bill going through Parliament.

As betrayal, mistaken identities and romance abound, the delight comes from Wilde's bon mots and a top-class supporting cast (Peter Vaughan, Lindsay Duncan, John Wood and Cate Blanchett, pictured, left) in a classic comedy of manners.

Cast

Image for Cate BlanchettCate BlanchettLady Gertrude Chiltern
Image for Minnie DriverMinnie DriverMiss Mabel Chiltern
Image for Rupert EverettRupert EverettLord Arthur Goring
Image for Julianne MooreJulianne MooreMrs. Laura Cheveley
Image for Jeremy NorthamJeremy NorthamSir Robert Chiltern
John WoodLord Caversham
Image for Peter VaughanPeter VaughanPhipps
Ben PullenTommy Trafford
Image for Marsha FitzalanMarsha FitzalanCountess
Image for Lindsay DuncanLindsay DuncanLady Markby
Neville PhillipsMason
Nickolas GraceVicomte de Nanjac
Simon Russell BealeSir Edward
Anna PatrickMiss Danvers
Delia LindsayLady Basildon

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