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Brideshead Revisited

2008 · 133 min

It is a lush, beautiful, and ultimately sorrowful meditation on privilege, desire, and the inescapable pull of the past.

Directed by
Julian Jarrold
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
Privilege. Ambition. Desire. At Brideshead everything comes at a price.
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.

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Directed by
Julian Jarrold
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • faith
  • addiction
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • school
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Julian Jarrold
Written by
Andrew Davies, Jeremy Brock
Starring
Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Ed Stoppard, Greta Scacchi
Music
Adrian Johnston
Cinematography
Jess Hall
Runtime
133 min
Country
Morocco, United Kingdom, Italy
Languages
French, English, Italian

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