Evans is giving an exaggerated portrait of a society lady, she is delightful to watch as one stays riveted to her movements, facial expressions in making this woman come alive for us. Evans is not on screen all the time, she completely dominates the action. Her Augusta is just what one expects a Victorian English lady to be like. The director achieves a coup in casting Dame Edith Evans as Lady Bracknell, in one of her best appearances on the screen. Anthony Asquith directed and adapted the play in ways that it never feels it's filmed theater. The most important thing is the poetry all these actors were able to bring to the film, which reflects a bygone era it is music to one's ears. Oscar Wilde's language is exquisitely spoken by the English cast that made, what should be considered, the definitive version of the play.
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