An Ideal Husband

Oliver Parker’s film, based on Oscar Wilde’s play, stars Rupert Everett as Lord Arthur Goring, according to his friends “the idlest man in London”, who is only aroused from his torpor by Mabel Chiltern. Meanwhile, Mabel’s father, Sir Robert Chiltern, is being blackmailed by Mrs Laura Cheveley to change his opinion on a bill going through Parliament. As betrayal, mistaken identities and romance abound, the delight comes from Wilde’s bon mots and a top class supporting cast in a classic comedy of manners., In this romantic comedy, set at the turn of the 19th century, Sir Robert Chiltern is the ideal husband for the charming Lady Chiltern. They have a widely envied marriage until the charming Mrs. Cheveley appears with the intention of revealing a dark secret from Chiltern’s past., Adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s comedy of manners about English society in the late 19th century. An MP’s idyllic marriage is threatened by a blackmail plot, while his best friend – an extremely eligible bachelor – finds his independence threatened by the charms of the MP’s sister., Adapted from Oscar Wilde’s witty and most elegant of plays, An Ideal Husband is a tale of blackmail, charm, and English society. Mrs Cheveley blackmails Member of Parliament Sir Robert Chiltern to support a dubious scheme through Parliament. Cate Blanchett plays Sir Robert’s adoring wife who doesn’t know her husband’s terrible secret and Minnie Driver plays Sir Robert’s sister who is utterly in love with Lord Goring, his best friend and cad., In a moment of youthful indiscretion, Sir Robert Chiltern provided an Austrian baron with secret Foreign Office information. As payment he received the money that became the basis of his fortune and of his splendid, otherwise unimpeachable government career. Years later, he is blackmailed by a mysterious woman who also happens to be an acquaintance of his wife., Adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s comedy of manners about English society in the late 19th century. An MP’s idyllic marriage is threatened by a blackmail plot, while his best friend – an extremely eligible bachelor – finds his independence threatened by the charms of the MP’s sister. Dir: Oliver Parker., Delicious adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1895 play about a rising young politician who is blackmailed by a socialite, which touches off a series of misunderstandings, romantic complications and drawing-room intrigues., Adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1895 play about a rising young politician who is blackmailed by a socialite, which touches off a series of misunderstandings, romantic complications and drawing-room intrigues.