Brideshead Revisited

Name: Brideshead Revisited
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: July 25, 2008
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Hayley Atwell, Matthew Goode, Patrick Malahide

2008

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Miramax Films | Release Date: July 25, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: Hayley Atwell, Matthew Goode, Patrick Malahide

Summary: A provocative and suspenseful drama, Brideshead Revisited tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. In the film, Charles Ryder becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte, and then his sophisticated sister, Julia. The riseA provocative and suspenseful drama, Brideshead Revisited tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. In the film, Charles Ryder becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte, and then his sophisticated sister, Julia. The rise and fall of Charles' infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars. (Miramax Films)… Expand

Director: Julian Jarrold

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 133 min

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Sam Adams

It's rare to find a work that explores issues of faith without veering into religious fundamentalism or militant atheism, which is reason enough to revisit Brideshead one more time. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Offers lush and compelling drama drawn from Evelyn Waugh's beloved novel. Purists may blanch at the screenplay's changes to the source material's narrative fine points, but its spirit survives intact. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

The film is plush and passionate and graced with elegant performances. Best is that of Emma Thompson as Brideshead's matriarch, Lady Marchmain, who resembles a cross between Helen Mirren's Queen Elizabeth II and Pope Benedict. Read full review

Bob Mondello

This is a world of dinner jackets and evening gowns, casual jaunts to Venice and Morocco; it's about elegance, style, money and perhaps too heady a mix of drink, religion and intrigue. Read full review

Kyle Smith

As familiar as the costumes and decoration are, the conflicts are unsettlingly vivid and strange. Read full review

Mark Olsen

That the film is neither a true triumph nor a total disaster makes it somewhat difficult to justify revisiting "Brideshead," apart from the hope it will inspire someone somewhere to pick up the book. Read full review

Empire Angie Errigo

Okay for those who dote on ‘classics illustrated’ in the Merchant Ivory line, but not as fluid as all that. Read full review

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BradK

Aug 10, 2008

The performances are spot on and the design and cinematography are reason alone to see the film.