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Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

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

20086.32h 13m

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.

Directed by Julian Jarrold
Written by Jeremy Brock, Andrew Davies, Evelyn Waugh
Produced by Kevin Loader, Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $13.2M

Top Cast

Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode

Charles Ryder

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Sebastian Flyte

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

Julia Flyte

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Lady Marchmain

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Lord Marchmain

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Mr. Ryder

Ed Stoppard

Ed Stoppard

Bridey Flyte

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Cara

Anna Madeley

Anna Madeley

Celia

Jonathan Cake

Jonathan Cake

Rex Mottram

Themes & Keywords

new lovesibling relationshipbased on novel or bookvenice, italyenglandparent child relationshipinnocenceartistmoroccocastlestudieslossalcoholismoxfordbest frienduniversitycatholicismnobilityoxford university1920sdominant mother

About Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited is a drama, romance film released in 2008 exploring themes of new love, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, venice, italy, england, parent child relationship. Directed by Julian Jarrold, it stars Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell. 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.

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