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Basil Details

1998

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Starring	Christian Slater, Claire Forlani, David Ross, Derek Jacobi
Director	Radha Bharardwaj
Genres	Drama

Basil

This visually stunning film explores passion, betrayal, vengeance and revenge and their effect on the life of a naive and unseasoned young man. Basil, yearning for freedom from the constraints of aristocracy, disregards his position and wealth to pursue the passionate love of a beautiful woman. Betrayed by this love and deceived by the man he thought a friend, Basil finds he is the victim of a sinister plot for revenge. He hunts down his tormentor and in a violent fight, comes face to face with the price of vengeance. He escaped to the coast of Ireland to face his demons, comes to terms with his past, and discovers a future that holds the promise of new beginnings.

Starring	Christian Slater, Claire Forlani, David Ross, Derek Jacobi, Jared Leto
Director	Radha Bharardwaj
Studio	4Digital Media Limited
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1998 To Rent: DVD: 18 May 2009

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  Well Acted and Fun to Watch
  
  The films plot has a few flaws and is obviously not a masterpiece of photography. However, there are a lot of things I like about it. Jared Leto's acting is... read more »
  
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  All the right ingredients but under baked a bit
  
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  It's one of those films that has all the right ingredients but never quite reaches its potential. It's beautiful to watch, very 1990's period drama... read more »
  
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  Well Acted and Fun to Watch
  
  The films plot has a few flaws and is obviously not a masterpiece of photography. However, there are a lot of things I like about it. Jared Leto's acting is... read more »
  
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  Disappointing compared to the book
  
  I rate the book 'Basil' by Wilkie Collins as one of my favourites and looked forward to seeing the film; however I was a little disappointed especially ... read more »
  
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