Cabinet minister, sir chiltern, and bachelor, lord goring, are victims of scheming women. An ideal husband begins with a grand, formal reception at which the dashing sir robert chiltern jeremy northam is accosted by mrs. Oliver parkers film adaptation of an ideal husband is set in 1895, the original year in which the play was performed and retains the language, costumes and setting of the period. She also acted in the film the crash directed by aram rappaport, released in 2017. Sir robert chiltern is a successful government minister, welloff.
Sooner or later, wilde notes, we shall all have to pay for what we do. Minnie driver biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is minnie driver. An ideal husband rolling stone music, film, tv and. Watch an ideal husband online stream full movie directv. May 24, 2017 in 2011, minnie received the genie award for best supporting actress for her role as mrs. Minnie driver married, husband, divorce and boyfriend. Charlie driver from her fathers subsequent marriage, and ed churchward from her mothers subsequent marriage.
An ideal husband is a film directed by oliver parker with rupert everett, cate blanchett, julianne moore, minnie driver, year. With jeremy northam, rupert everett, cate blanchett, julianne moore, minnie driver when i first tried to watch an ideal husband at a press screening at loews cheri, the showing was awash in technical problems. The action is set in london, in the present, and takes place over the course of three days. The film stars jeremy northam, rupert everett, julianne moore, minnie driver.
Ideal is not a word i would use to describe an ideal husband. Cate blanchett, minnie driver and rupert everett star in oscar wildes an ideal husband. Parkers clever, streamlined film version of wildes play an ideal husband, is. Minnie driver list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Oct 31, 2015 an ideal husband is a morality play of sorts, leavened by wit and humour. The film also earned minnie an oscar nomination for best actress in a supporting role. But when old acquaintance laura cheveley julianne moore arrives in london to stir up trouble, the lives of the two men become. An ideal husband less than ideal by vladimir zelevinsky arts ediror written and directed by oliver parker, based on the play by oscar wilde with jeremy northam, rupert everett, cate blanchett, julianne moore, minnie driver. An ideal husband oscar wildes 104yearold legiter about emotional and political chicanery shines like a freshly minted coin in oliver parkers adaptation of an ideal husband. Cate blanchett elizabeth, oscar and lucinda, julianne moore boogie nights, short cuts, minnie driver grosse pointe blank, big night, jeremy northam the winslow boy, emma, and especially. Minnie driver celebrity profile check out the latest minnie driver photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. A play like oscar wildes an ideal husband works because it takes place in a society bound by inflexible rules and social inhibitions. So, of course, when an ideal husband was released, i had to see it. Sir robert chiltern jeremy northam, a brilliant politician and perfect gentleman, is the ideal husband for the charming lady chiltern cate blanchett.
Sir robert turns for help to his friend lord goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Minnie driver biography facts, childhood, family life. Adapting an ideal husband for the modern screen although it is now over a hundred years since oscar wildes play an ideal husband was first performed on the stage it is still as popular with audiences today as it ever was. Cabinet minister, sir chiltern, and bachelor, lord. The film stars jeremy northam, rupert everett, julianne moore, minnie driver and cate blanchett. In 2011, minnie received the genie award for best supporting actress for her role as mrs. An ideal husband proves the ideal comedy, thanks to its respectful adaptation of oscar wildes original play of the same title. Minnie driver first came to the attention of audiences and critics alike in 1995 for her critically acclaimed performance in circle of friends, costarring chris odonnell. Be aware the whole film is one long talkfest, but if you savor the digestion of skilled, multimeaning conversation, then an ideal husband is a sumptuous feast for the ears. An ideal husband is an 1895 play by oscar wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The repository of that charm is arthur, the ultimate catch, who is presented as the latevictorian equivalent of warren beatty or john f. An ideal husband deception hd cate blanchett, minnie.
Here is a story in which a marriage, a romance, a fortune and government policy all rest on such foundations as a mans obligation to act like a gentleman. Wildes 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. Driver was born january 31, 1970 in finsbury park, london. However, there are many ways in which it has been adapted. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously. Based on the play the ideal husband written by oscar wilde, the movie has cast that includes julianne moore, minnie driver and cate blancett. She has a sister, kate driver, who is a model and a producer.
The play, as published, was not the one originally staged, since oscar wilde deleted many scenes, and added others. Oscar wildes sophisticated wit, genial bon mots and acerbic one liners shine in oliver parkers solid, if somewhat uninspired screen adaptation of his play an ideal husband. American female singers, american singersongwriters and 1970 births. Minnie has an older sister, kate, who is a film producer and manager, and two younger halfbrothers. An ideal husband gone hd cate blanchett, minnie driver miramax. Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. An ideal husband is a 1999 film based on the 1895 play an ideal husband by oscar wilde. Cabinet minister, sir chiltern, and bachelor, lord goring, are. She went on to earn oscar and screen actors guild nominations, both in the category of outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for miramaxs award. Minnie drivers was possibly the least important role in terms of both screen time, and character importance. An ideal husband is a 1999 film based on the play an ideal husband by oscar wilde. She also appeared in a number of tv shows, but she mainly remained a film actress. Societal customs and mores may have changed enormously, but human nature has not. In the end, greed turns out to be no match against charm.
With rupert everett, julianne moore, peter vaughan, minnie driver. Over her long and active career, minnie has won several nominations. Cate blanchett and rupert everett held up this average movie. Rupert everett lord arthur goring, julianne moore mrs. With minnie driver and american julianne moore superbly cast against type in the. In her film career, minnie driver has featured in many movies in a variety of meaty roles. Friday, june 25, 1999 cate blanchett, minnie driver and rupert everett are dandy in an ideal husband. Sir robert chiltern is a successful government minister, welloff and with a loving wife. Sticking on her fasttrack to success, driver provided the voice of jane in disneys animated tarzan 1999 and starred in beautiful 2000 before returning to the uk to star in an ideal husband.
Minnie driver thrusts and parries in a romantic duel with rupert everett in an ideal husband. In the year 1997, minnie driver appeared in a major role in the movie good will hunting which also starred robin williams, matt damon, and ben affleck. Displaying talent both for acting and for appearing at awards ceremonies wearing dresses that attract more attention than the awards themselves, minnie driver rose from almost complete obscurity to her position as one of the most visible british. Jmeno minnie ziskala diky sve mladsi sestre, ktera nebyla schopna. Miramax is a global film and television studio best known for its.
An ideal husband mabel 1999 tarzan jane 1999 hard rain karen 1998. Likely, driver has also been nominated for the academy award for the bestsupportingactress and a screen actors guild award in gus van sants good will hunting 1997 for her role as skylar. The importance of being earnest the ethical issues would be trivial. The actor minnie driver has told the guardian that men simply cannot understand what abuse is like on a daily level and should not therefore attempt to differentiate or explain sexual. P, a new york jewish american princess and the second of paul giamattis three wives in the film. Minnie is an englishamerican actress and singersongwriter.
The witt and humor mostly came from everett and blanchetts characters. Oliver parkers film of oscar wildes an ideal husband demonstrates that wildes epigrams have lost none of their witty sting, and that his observations on society remain as profound and sagacious as they were more than a hundred years ago. His friend, lord arthur goring rupert everett, is a notorious womanizer who lives a life of casual lounging, meaningless flirtations and multiple illicit affairs. Miramax when you have oscar wilde as your source material, its hard to end up with. We all know that minnie driver is a wildly gifted actress, having shown her chops in films like good will hunting,grosse pointe blank, and phantom of the opera there are things you probably didnt know about this very serious thespian. All this is threatened when mrs cheveley appears in london with damning evidence of.
Cate blanchett, minnie driver, rupert everett, julianne moore, jeremy northam, john wood, peter vaughan, lindsay duncan, jeroen krebbe, michael culkin. Sir robert chiltern jeremy northam is a respected government official and a loving husband. How clever of wilde, then, to write his alter ego into the play in the. An ideal husband opened onstage in 1895, the same year that the bisexual wilde was imprisoned on charges of gross indecency. The characters seem to break out of the artificiality of the usual comedy of manners. It was selected as the 1999 cannes film festival s closing film. Blanchett, minnie driver and rupert everett are dandy in an ideal husband. This, though, proves that there was witt and intriguing moments. Minnie driver married, husband, divorce and boyfriend published on. Diky jejimu velmi silnemu americkemu prizvuku ale snad ani nelze verit, ze neni puvodem americanka. An ideal husband gone hd cate blanchett, minnie driver. Her mother, gaynor churchward nee millington, was a designer and former couture model, and her father, charles ronald ronnie driver, was a businessman. Minnie driver is the perfect example of the english type of prettiness, the appleblossom.
The worst christmas gift minnie ever received was a thong with her name on it, written in rhinestones. Jun 23, 2019 minnie driver also appeared in the recently aired about a boy nbc series in 201415. Chiltern, by victorian erabritish standards, has it all. If an ideal husband merely entertained us with the foibles of english society see e. Oliver parkers film of oscar wildes an ideal husband demonstrates that. Minnie driver full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. An ideal husband is the story of a seemingly squeakyclean politician in the house of commons, robert chiltern jeremy northam. Amelia fiona minnie driver born 31 january 1970 is an englishamerican actress, singer and songwriter driver has been nominated for the academy award for best supporting actress and a screen actors guild award for her role as skylar in gus van sants good will hunting 1997. The leading role is played by jeremy northam as sir robert chiltren. Especially when it was based on an oscar wilde play one that i had read in college. All this is threatened when mrs cheveley appears in london with damning evidence of a past misdeed. A slow fade to black with minnie driver modern love.
Laura cheveley, jeremy northam sir robert chiltern, cate blanchett lady gertrude chiltern, minnie driver mabel chiltern, john wood earl of caversham, lindsay duncan lady. London high society at the turn of the 19th century gets a light, comic spanking is this adaptation of oscar wildes 1895 play. But there is something wilde about the film, in the. The late 1990s saw her appear in a number of hit movies like hard rain with morgan freeman and christian slater, the governess, and an ideal husband. Searchlight pictures,oceana media finance,omega entertainment. In fact, his chief delight, and the chief delight of oliver parkers clever, streamlined film version of wildes play an ideal husband, is how avidly both have looked into the gutter and what. Rupert everett plays the shiftless lord arthur goring, a wealthy bachelor who spends most of his time admiring himself in the mirror and charming the ladies of. Cheveley julianne moore, a beautiful expatriate adventurer who has traveled all the way from her home in vienna to make him an offer he cant refuse. Of course he doesnt need to be a gentlemanthats where the story comes in. Sir robert chiltern chiltern jeremy northam is a successful government minister, welloff and with a loving wife.
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