A perfect husband
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A perfect husband |
| Original title | To Ideal Husband |
| Country of production |
UK , USA |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Oliver Parker |
| script | Oliver Parker |
| production | Bruce Davey |
| music | Charlie Mole |
| camera | David Johnson |
| cut | Guy Bensley |
| occupation | |
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A perfect husband (Original title: An Ideal Husband ) is a film by director Oliver Parker. The 1999 comedy is based on the 1895 play An Ideal Husband by Irish writer Oscar Wilde .
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The ambitious politician Sir Robert Chiltern is a respected member of the House of Commons and leads a very comfortable life with his good-natured wife, Lady Gertrude Chiltern. Both host a party on their property to which a very good friend of the Chilterns, Lord Goring, a bon vivant and staunch bachelor, is invited. Among the other guests is Laura Cheveley, an old school enemy of Lady Chiltern, who is in possession of a letter from Sir Robert with precarious content. Many years ago Sir Robert had sold Baron Arnhem, the lover and mentor of Laura Cheveley, a state secret about the involvement of the British government in the construction of the Suez Canal . Baron Arnheim used this inside information to make a high speculative profit, from which Sir Robert got a not inconsiderable piece. With the information contained in this letter from Sir Robert, Laura Cheveley is now trying to blackmail him. She demands of him that Sir Robert change his previous assessment of the Argentina Canal project in question at the next meeting of the House of Commons and that he approves it, since she herself has invested a lot of money in the project. Otherwise she would forward the letter to the press, which would mean the political and social end for Sir Robert and his wife. But Sir Robert refuses Mrs. Cheveley first.
She makes another attempt by visiting Lady Gertrude and making hints that her husband is not as perfect as she always thought. Mrs Cheveley also tells of Sir Roberts' sins of youth, whereupon his wife leaves him in horror. Both get in touch with Lord Goring and ask for his assistance. He knows Sir Robert's dark secret and wants to reconcile the two again, but due to a misunderstanding he lets Mrs. Cheveley instead of Lady Gertrude into his house. Now Sir Robert thinks that his best friend betrayed him. To make matters worse, it turns out that Lord Goring almost married Mrs. Cheveley once. He tries to get hold of the ominous letter by wagering Mrs. Cheveley that if Sir Robert speaks honestly of his verdict at the Cabinet meeting, she will deliver the letter to him. If he doesn't, Lord Goring will marry her. The disappointed Sir Robert does not want to talk to Lord Goring any more.
In the decisive lower house meeting, Sir Robert, who assumes that his good reputation is now lost, then pleads against the canal project, whereupon Lord Goring wins his bet and he receives the letter. When Sir Robert realizes the risk his friend has taken, he is reconciled with Lord Goring. His wife realizes that her husband cannot be perfect and also makes up with him. When Lord Goring then asks Sir Robert for the hand of his perky sister Mabel, he refuses him, because he still thinks that Lord Goring was having an affair with Mrs. Cheveley. Therefore, Lady Gertrude clarifies the situation, although she has to admit herself to have lied. Now that everything has been sorted out, the two can get married.
Reviews
“Successful, cinematic and contemporary adaptation of the play of the same name by Oscar Wilde, which transports both his unique language skills (in the English original) and the timeless social criticism and is brilliantly entertaining. Excellent cast and played. "
"Oliver Parker has ... made a handsome costume film, with lots of rustling silk, well-placed bon mots and touches of bravery."
Awards
Rupert Everett and Julianne Moore were nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2000. Caroline Harris for the costumes, Peter King for the make-up and Oliver Parker for the (adapted) script were nominated for the 2000 BAFTA Award . The six nominations for the Golden Satellite Award in 2000 included Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, and Best Comedy .
Julianne Moore won the National Board of Review Award in 1999 and was nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award in 2000. She and Cate Blanchett were nominated for the Chlotrudis Award in 2000. Rupert Everett was nominated for the 1999 European Film Awards; in 1999 he won the Seattle International Film Festival's Golden Space Needle Award . Jeremy Northam won the 2000 London Critics Circle Film Award and the Evening Standard British Film Award .
background
The film was shot in London and Buckinghamshire . Its production amounted to an estimated 14 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 18.5 million in US theaters and approximately £ 2.7 million in UK theaters .
Web links
- An Ideal Husband in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- An Ideal Husband at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- A perfect husband in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for A Perfect Husband . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2014 (PDF; test number: 83 631 V).