An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband1999

Genre: Comedy, Romance
For truly clever dialogue and a smartly structured plot, you can't go wrong with Oscar Wilde. Wilde's play An Ideal Husband is not his best known, but this film adaptation has all the wit you could ask for and a cast with the chops to deliver it: Ca… more »



Mrs. Cheveley:
I want to talk to you about a great political and financial scheme, about this Argentine Canal Company, in fact.

Sir Robert Chiltern:
What a tedious, practical subject for you to talk about Mrs. Cheveley!

Laura:
Oh, I like tedious, practical subjects. What I don't like are tedious, practical people.

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