The Importance of Being Earnest

     

The Importance of Being Earnest2002

Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG
Runtime: 97 minutes



Lady Bracknell:
I have always been of the opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing. Which do you know?

Jack:
I know nothing, Lady Bracknell.

Lady Bracknell:
I am pleased to hear it. I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a very delicate exotic fruit. Touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately, in England at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor's Square.

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