Brideshead Revisited (2008) DVD, 2008

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MovieMail's Review

Caroline Hunter urges you to forget the TV series and enjoy this adaptation on its own terms

Evelyn Waugh’s magnificent novel is brought to the big screen for the first time in this superb film which tells the tale of Charles Ryder and his entanglement with the Flyte family. There are some great performances here, particularly from Hayley Atwell who is unsurpassably elegant as Julia Flyte, while Emma Thompson is compelling as Lady Marchmain, capturing her flawed, saint-like energy beautifully.

People may point out that there could be no possible improvement on the 1980s Granada production, and they would be right. How can you compete with, for many, the best TV serial ever made? But who’s competing? Isn’t it better to simply enjoy a beautiful film based on some magnificent literature? This should to be appreciated in its own right, as a wholesome tale of the battle between temptation and faith and an exploration of the comparative wisdom of youth and age. It will leave the viewer steeped in the essence of pre-war Englishness.

Caroline Hunter on 30th January 2009
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Film Information

Director - Julian Jarrold

Produced - 2008

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - British Film

Cast - Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw

DVD Details

Certificate:	12	Publisher:	2 Entertain	Region:	2
Length:	132 mins	Cat No:	2EDVD0275
Format:	DVD Colour

DVD Extras

Director’s commentary
Cast & Crew interviews
Creating Brideshead
Four Pivotal Scene Featurettes
Picture Gallery.

Film Description

Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel is brought to the big screen by director Julian Jarrold. Matthew Goode plays young army officer Charles Ryder, who is scarred for life as a student at Oxford after falling under the spell of the aristocratic family of fellow student Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw). Years later, Charles is stationed to the family's now-deserted home, Brideshead, where he looks back on his visits there as a young man, and his encounters with Lord and Lady Marchmain (Michael Gambon and Emma Thompson), the flamboyant Sebastian and his flirtatious sister Julia (Hayley Atwell).