Thanks to my friend on Live Journal, cinemafantasy, who pointed out in an entry that the movie The Importance of Being Earnest has several "fantasy daydream" scenes in Pre-Raphaelite theme. I had to see for myself, and rented the movie. I enjoyed it greatly, and got a huge kick out of the scenes in which Cecily's admired Pre-Raphaelite images came to life in her mind.
I had to take screencaps!
Early in the movie, Cecily is being tutored, and sneaks a peek at a page in her book with a chivalrous artwork:
and then later fantasizes about it coming to life:
Later on, when she actually meets her beloved, she turns to a page in her journal:
And dreams of how it is now reality (my favorite scene!)
I love it when the Pre-Raphaelites show up unexpectedly in movies like that!
4 comments:
I'd totally forgotten about this movie! Thanks for reminding me. I love the final scene!
The final scene is great! And I didn't even mention the Pre-Raphaelite style art that the Reverend was doing. That amused me greatly too :)
Haha, I love that silly play. Wilde is totally timeless. And that film has beautiful cinematography!
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