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Brideshead Revisited, 2008
English
UK
Profile of Brideshead Revisited
The mood of Brideshead Revisited is clever, contemplative, and sincere. The plot centers around friendship, couples, and alcohol abuse. It is a drama, romance, and period movie. Stylistically, Brideshead Revisited is epic and is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Brideshead Revisited is set in England. It happens in the 1920s, during World War 2, and in the 1930s.
Summary of Brideshead Revisited
Though director Julian Jarrold's adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh novel BRIDESHEAD REVISITED spans decades and continents, it's a taut film that never drags and can excite contemporary audiences. Matthew Goode (MATCH POINT) stars as lower-class Londoner Charles Ryder, an aspiring artist who is beginning his studies in history at Oxford in the 1920s. A chance encounter with dandyish aristocrat Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw, PERFUME) changes the course of his life. The two embark on a close, intense friendship that is further complicated by the introduction of Sebastian's beautiful sister Julia (Hayley Atwell, CASSANDRA'S DREAM) and his overbearing, extremely religious mother, Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson). BRIDESHEAD REVISITED follows Charles from the carefree '20s through the beginning of World War II, focusing on his complicated relationship with the upper-class family and their estate, Brideshead.
Along with ATONEMENT's Joe Wright, Jarrold (BECOMING JANE) represents a new era of British period filmmaking. Both men bring a modern sensibility to their work that makes their films feel fresh and sexy, though they never lose authenticity. Jarrold employs some handheld camera work and quick-cut editing in BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, two techniques that separate his film from others in the genre. Fans of the book--and the 11-hour 1981 miniseries--may bristle at the film's relatively brief running time, but screenwriters Andrew Davies (the BBC classic PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) and Jeremy Brock (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) have distilled the story into the essentials. BRIDESHEAD REVISITED deftly works with the conflicts of class, religion, and desire and, with its artful costumes and gorgeous settings, is essential viewing for fans of the genre.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 25 July 2008 |
| Runtime: | 133 min |
Cast and Crew
as Charles Ryder
as Sebastian Flyte
as Julia Flyte
as Lady Marchmain
as Lord Marchmain
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Critics Reviews
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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- by: Liam Lacey
Variety
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- by: Dennis Harvey
Users Reviews
- 06.March.2011
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- by: Judith Raddue
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