An Ideal Husband

Set around the turn of the (previous) century, this comedy is about trust in relationships. A business woman tries to blackmail a politician to vote in her favour. He turns to his best friend for advice, and one thing leads to another, making the situation simultaneously more complex and hilarious. And soon friends and lovers are lying to each other, with the best of intentions...

97 minutes.
All ages .
Comedy

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Credits

Cast	Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Jeremy Northam, Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, John Wood
Director	Oliver Parker
Screenplay	Oliver Parker, Oscar Wilde
Music	Charlie Mole
Cinematography	David Johnson
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	1999
Produced by	Le Studio Canal, Fragile Films, Icon Entertainment International, Miramax Films, Arts Council of England, Pathe Pictures

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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Movies for Africa Ian Douglas	14
Cape Argus Adrian Monteath	15
Cape Argus Derek Wilson	15
The Cape Times Wilhelm Snyman	15
The Star Joanna Walus	14
Die Burger Roline Norval	15
Sunday Times Barry Ronge	15
Rapport Barrie Hough	18
SA City Life Tony Jackman	10
TV3 Screenplay Sandy Ngema	16
Box Office Wade Major	20
Film Review Lorien Haynes	20
What the People say
Internet 789 Netizens	15
Average .. 78%	16

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: Brilliant script from the play by Oscar Wilde provides a delightful and witty movie.

Isma Manitsa: Although slow at times, the repartee was entertaining.

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An Ideal Husband

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 78%

Visitor Comments