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An Ideal Husband (1999)

  • Director: Oliver Parker

  • Producers: Nikki Kentish Barnes, Barnaby Thompson, Andrea Calderwood, Bruce Davey, Uri Frutchmann, Susan B. Landau, Paul Tucker

  • Writer: Oliver Parker based on the play by Oscar Wilde

  • Cast: Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver, Cate Blanchett, Peter Vaughan, Jeremy Northam & Simon Russell Beale

  • Synopsis:  Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) is a respected government official and a loving husband. His friend, Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), is a notorious womanizer who lives a life of casual lounging, meaningless flirtations and multiple illicit affairs. But when old acquaintance Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore) arrives in London to stir up trouble, the lives of the two men become increasingly complicated and intertwined, and their true natures are revealed.

  • Awards & Nominations: Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress (Julianne Moore) and Best Actor (Rupert Everett); three BAFTA nominations including Best Adapted Screenplay; six Satellite Award nominations; Seattle International Film Festival winner Best Actor for Rupert Everett.