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Brideshead Revisited (2008)

Brideshead Revisited (2008)

Drama Romance

Privilege. Ambition. Desire. At Brideshead everything comes at a price.

Release Date: 2008, July 25
Directors: Julian Jarrold
Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, Morocco
Production: BBC Film, Ecosse Films, HanWay Films, UK Film Council, 2 Entertain, Zak Productions, Brideshead Films, Mestiere Cinema
Cast: Tom Wlaschiha, Niall Buggy, Hayley Atwell, Michael Gambon, Felicity Jones, Emma Thompson, Sarah Crowden, Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Ed Stoppard, Rita Davies, Patrick Malahide

Overview:

Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and privilege experienced by the family is seductive. On a visit to the ancestral home, Brideshead, he falls in love with his friend's sister, Julia. However, as his ties to the Flytes deepen, Ryder finds himself at odds with their strong Roman Catholicism.

Keywords:

based on novel or book sibling relationship england castle alcoholism parent child relationship venice, italy best friend innocence 1920s loss university catholicism artist morocco new love studies oxford university nobility dominant mother oxford