The latest adaptation of the novel by Evelyn Waugh centres around the memoirs of Captain Charles Ryder who is stationed at Brideshead Castle during WWII and remembers his involvement with the owners of the Brideshead estate: the aristocratic yet Catholic Flyte family and in particular brother and sister Sebastian and Julia. Read more
| Starring | Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw |
|---|---|
| Director | Julian Jarrold |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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The latest adaptation of the novel by Evelyn Waugh centres around the memoirs of Captain Charles Ryder who is stationed at Brideshead Castle during WWII and remembers his involvement with the owners of the Brideshead estate: the aristocratic yet Catholic Flyte family and in particular brother and sister Sebastian and Julia.
| Starring | Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Greta Scacchi, Hayley Atwell, Felicity Jones, Patrick Malahide, Joseph Beattie, Tom Wlaschiha, Stephane Cornicard, James Bradshaw |
|---|---|
| Director | Julian Jarrold |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 15 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 13 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English, English Audio Description |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 09 Mar 2009 Blu-ray: 09 Mar 2009 |
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Brideshead Revisited - Director's Cut - Blu-ray
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Brideshead Revisited - Standard Length Version - Blu-ray
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I like period dramas and am always amazed by how directors can take today's world and transport it back in time for a film. The cars, clothes, boats, and ... read more »
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Excellent modern take on Brideshead
It was brave - or maybe foolhardy - of the filmmakers to update Evelyn Waugh's novel for the big screen with the Granada series still fresh in people's ... read more »
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Good Movie
I found this movie very well written and performed and great visually.
I think that people do not like it because it does not follow the novel ... read more »
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An insult to Waugh's classic novel
I don't know what i just watched but that definitely was not Brideshead Revisited as Evelyn Waugh wrote it. I found it an appalling interpretation and ... read more »
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