Easy Virtue is a social comedy based on Noël Coward’s play of the same name.

The play was previously made into the silent movie Easy Virtue (1928) by Alfred Hitchcock.

This version is directed by Stephan Elliott, written by Elliott and Sheridan Jobbins, and stars Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, and Kristin Scott Thomas.

The film was screened at the Toronto Film Festival, and London Film Festival prior to its 7 November release by Pathé in the UK.

Subsequently, the film has also screened at the Rio Film Festival, and MEIFF in Abu Dhabi, and Rome Film Festival Most recently, it closed the Adelaide Film Festival prior to the Australian theatrical release on March 12, 2009.

Plot
Easy Virtue is a social comedy in which a glamorous American widow, Larita, impetuously marries a young Englishman, John, in the South of France.

When they return to England to meet his parents; his mother, Mrs Whittaker, takes a strong dislike to their new daughter-in-law, while his father, Jim, finds something of a kindred spirit. Family tensions escalate until finally Larita is forced to take firm action.

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Directed by Stephan Elliott
Produced by
Barnaby Thompson
Joseph Abrams
James D. Stern
Written by
Stephan Elliott
Sheridan Jobbins
Noël Coward (play)

Cast
* Jessica Biel as Larita Whittaker, a glamorous American widow
* Ben Barnes as John Whittaker
* Colin Firth as Mr. Whittaker
* Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs. Veronica Whittaker
* Kimberley Nixon as Hilda Whittaker
* Katherine Parkinson as Marion Whittaker
* Kris Marshall as Furber the butler
* Christian Brassington as Philip Hurst
* Charlotte Riley as Sarah Hurst
* Jim McManus as Jackson
* Pip Torrens as Lord Hurst
* Georgia Glen as Mrs. Langridon

Cinematography Martin Kenzie
Editing by Sue Blainey
Distributed by: Ealing Studios, Pathe
Release date(s): 7 November 2008 (UK), 22 May 2009 (US)
Running time 97 mins
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $14m

Official Website: www.easyvirtuethemovie.co.uk