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Philippe Tesson: "The genius of Wilde"

2022-11-25T15:25:56.186Z


CHRONICLE - Arnaud Denis remarkably staged The Importance of Being Constant, a masterpiece of humor and elegance.


We are not going to say in a few words, as usual, the plot of the play we are dealing with in order to make it easier for the reader to understand it, if necessary.

Summarizing

The Importance of Being Earnest

is indeed totally unnecessary.

First, it's quite difficult.

The play itself is complicated, its subject is not simple, it is the story of two young people who love ladies so much that they lie brazenly in order to seduce them.

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It's worse than the confusion of feelings, as Zweig might have said!

Even the characters understand nothing about it, and moreover such is the subject of the work.

Moreover, the plot hardly has any interest.

Because the thing is funny in itself.

By words, sentences, writing, dialogue, what!

He is irresistible, he has a mad charm.

And then there is the show, which we have just seen for the umpteenth time, at the Hébertot Theater (Paris 17).

His work on text and context is impeccable.

His sensitivity to Wilde is strong and fair

Let's talk about it.

Arnaud Denis is a very gifted young director.

We feel that he…

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Source: lefigaro

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