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<BODY bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <font size="4"><br>The Importance of Being Earnest</font> <font size="2"> <br>DVD review by Gary Morris</font> <font size=3 face="Book Antiqua,Century Schoolbook,Times New Roman"> <p>Some critics attacked Oliver Parker's recent version of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> for its attempt to make a movie out of this most hermetic of drawing room comedies. His strategy? Introduce improbable dream sequences and foolish flashbacks of made-up histories for some of the characters. Parker's desire to "cinematize" the movie is understandable given modern audiences' impatience with filmed plays, but it can also be read as a specific response to the faithful, almost idolatrous approach to author Oscar Wilde's <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> seen in Anthony Asquith's celebrated 1952 version. <p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to the review</a></font> </body>