Brideshead Revisited
2008, Romance/Drama, 2h 14m
140 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Suspenseful and beautifully mounted, Brideshead Revisited does an able job condensing Evelyn Waugh's novel. Read critic reviews
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Charles Ryder
Julia Flyte
Sebastian Flyte
Lady Marchmain
Lord Marchmain
Cara
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Critic Reviews for Brideshead Revisited
All Critics (140) | Top Critics (56) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (53)
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May 13, 2009 | Rating: 4/5 -
Those with warm memories of the BBC television serial in the 1980s will find much in this Brideshead to enjoy.
October 31, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
Even if the material is familiar, even if it has been done well before, there is room in a great book for a new interpretation.
October 31, 2008 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
It's as if Waugh's story has been filtered through the spiritual blindness of young Charles. The movie sees, but it doesn't understand.
October 29, 2008 | Rating: C- | Full Review… -
Directed by Julian Jarrold from a script by Andrew Davies and Jeremy Brock, this new adaptation adroitly condenses Waugh's plot while eliminating or reversing most of his intended meanings.
October 24, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Brideshead Revisited
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May 09, 2010This is an interesting yet certainly not memorable drama with fine performances and a strong story about family, religion and faith in the context of the decadence of British aristocracy prior to WWII, and it may leave you thinking about it long after the film is over.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Jan 14, 2010A British period drama, with Emma Thompson, who never disappoints.Juli R Super Reviewer
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Nov 24, 2009"Brideshead Revisited" starts in the 1920's as Charles Ryder(Matthew Goode) attends Oxford University as a first year history student. His cousin Jasper(Richard Teverson) gives him a tour around campus, informs him of the social rules and advises him to move his room from the ground floor. At which point, if on cue, Sebastian Flyte(Ben Whishaw) barges in and vomits on his floor. He apologizes profusely and he and Charles become good friends quickly, Sebastian even taking his poorer friend to the family home, Brideshead, for a quick visit. As they are leaving, Charles glances at Sebastian's sister Julia(Hayley Atwell) for a second. Ten years later, Charles will be a successful painter, encountering Julia while returning from abroad. "Brideshead Revisited" is an engaging, well-photographed and handsomely produced period piece. Surprisingly, the emphasis is not on class divisions, as Charles and Sebastian both have trouble fitting in with their respective families. What it comes down to is religion but not a specific belief system, just the severity of it, for there is a good deal of difference between the Catholicism practiced by Sebastian's mother(Emma Thompson) and the looser version observed in Italy. Even Brideshead cannot escape this influence, as it reminds me of a beautifully decorated mausoleum which would explain why the Flyte children thrive once they are away from it, especially considering Sebastian's attraction to other men. And the Flyte household is not the only inflexible entity, as Charles' atheism can be just as bad as any religious belief. Note: I should mention that I have not seen the 1981 miniseries of the same name. Maybe when I retire...Walter M Super Reviewer
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Sep 22, 2009I don't know the book and I never saw the tv series, so I can't compare, but I found this movie just perfect. It is slow, but that's one of its charms, time goes slowly over Brideshead and the people connected to it, and so few seem to change. Sebastian's wish is that time could stop and always be summer at Brideshead. Somehow, it comes true: they all look like ripen fruits waitting to be gathered.Alice S Super Reviewer
Brideshead Revisited Quotes
| Sebastian Flyte: | I should like to bury something precious, in every place I've been happy. And then when I was old, and ugly and miserable, I could come back, and dig it up, and remember. |
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