I Was in "The Importance of Being Earnest" Online Quiz | Movies

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1. The first character who pretends to be Earnest Worthing was once found in a railroad station in a handbag. He is played by what actor?

Answer: Colin Firth

Colin Firth is very well-known for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the A and E production of "Pride and Prejudice" as well as Mark Darcy in "Bridget Jones's Diary".
Colin Firth plays John (Jack) Worthing, who made up a younger brother called Earnest as an excuse to go into town whenever he wants. Earnest is always getting into trouble and Jack must rush to town to save him. In reality, Jack pretends to be Earnest while in town and Jack in the country. He doesn't learn his true identity until the end of the movie.

2. The second man to use the alias Earnest Worthing is played by an actor who was the voice of the fox in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and also the voice of Prince Charming in "Shrek 2". Who is this actor?

Answer: Rupert Everett

Other fine roles Rupert Everett has played are Oberon in "A Midsummers Night's Dream" and Christopher Marlowe in "Shakespeare in Love".
Algy is a lazy, poor man who uses the Earnest name to impose on Jack and meet his young ward.

3. Algy's cousin is in love with Earnest Worthing, who is really Jack Worthing. What actress plays her?

Answer: Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor made a fine Fanny Price in the 1999 movie "Mansfield Park". She also appeared in "AI: Artificial Intelligence" and "Timeline".
Gwendolyn is Algie's cousin. She loves Jack because she has always loved the name Earnest. Her mother is opposed to her desire to marry Earnest.

4. Jack's ward is in love with Earnest Worthing, but in her case, this is really Algy. She is played by what American actress?

Answer: Reese Witherspoon

After fun roles in "Pleasantville", "Legally Blonde" and "Sweet Home Alabama", among others, Reese Witherspoon won the 2006 Oscar for Best Actress for her role in "Walk the Line".
Cecily is a dreamer, always writing fantastic stories in her journal. She writes about a fake engagement to her Uncle Jack's brother Earnest before she actually meets him and instantly falls in love with Algy, because he is pretending to be Earnest.

5. Algie's Aunt is played by one of the greatest actresses in the world. She has also played Lady Catherine de Bourg and Queen Elizabeth. Who is this fantastic actress?

Answer: Judi Dench

She was Lady Catherine de Bourg in 2005's "Pride and Prejudice" and Queen Elizabeth in "Shakespeare in Love". She also plays M in several James Bond movies. Judi Dench has been nominated for 5 Oscars, but has won only once. In 1999 she won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in "Shakespeare in Love".
Lady Bracknell opposes Gwendolyn's love for Earnest, who is really Jack, because she expects her daughter to marry well.

6. Another fine character is a tutor who eventually reveals the key to the great mystery of the movie? What actress plays the part?

Answer: Anna Massey

Anna comes from a talented family, as the daughter of the actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen. Her uncle is the famous Canadian politician Vincent Massey. Her brother Daniel is also an actor.
Miss Prism once worked for the Moncrieff family and accidentally left the younger son in a handbag at the railroad station. She tutors Cecily, especialy in German, which Cecily does not like.

7. The local priest has terrible allergies, but also paints in his spare time. The part is played by what popular British actor?

Answer: Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson has appeared in the following: "Batman Begins", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Girl with a Pearl Earring", "Shakespeare in Love", "Sense and Sensibility" and a host of other movies and TV shows.
Dr. Chasuble is willing to help both Algy and Jack become Earnest by baptizing them both. He is also secretly in love with Miss Prism.

8. Who played the part of Algy's sarcastic servant?

Answer: Edward Fox

Edward also played the part of M in James Bond movie "Never Say Never Again". Other roles he has portrayed include Sir Mulberry Hawk in 2000's "Nicholas Nickleby" and Gen. Reginald Dyer in "Ghandi".
This is one of my favorite conversations between Algy and Lane;
Algy: "Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?"
Lane: "I didn't think it polite to listen, Sir."

9. Bumbry is Algie's invalid friend who lives out in the country. What actor plays the part?

Answer: nobody

Bunbury is not real and is never seen. Algie made up an invalid friend in the country so he could use his visits as an excuse to leave London.

10. What director brought "The Importance of Being Earnest" to the big screen in 2002?

Answer: Oliver Parker

He also directed 1995s "Othello" and 1999s "An Ideal Husband" (which starred Rupert Everett).
John Madden directed, among other things, "Shakespeare in Love" which included four of the above cast: Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Judi Dench, and Tom Wilkinson. Michael Hoffman is best known for "A Midsummer Night's Dream", which cast included Rupert Everett. Steven Spielberg has directed over 30 movies, including "Saving Private Ryan", "ET", and the "Indiana Jones" movies.

Source: Author bookworm78

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