Brideshead Revisited (2008)
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- Synopsis
- Evelyn Waugh's classic novel of love and the British class system has been given a polished screen adaptation in this film version from director Julian Jarrold....
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- Starring
- Hayley Atwell, Ben Whishaw, Matthew Goode, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon
- Director(s)
- Julian Jarrold
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 134 min.
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Critic Reviews
It's rare to find a work that explores issues of faith without veering into religious fundamentalism or militant atheism, which is reason enough to revisit Brideshead one more time.Read the full review
Offers lush and compelling drama drawn from Evelyn Waugh's beloved novel. Purists may blanch at the screenplay's changes to the source material's narrative fine points, but its spirit survives intact.Read the full review
While elegantly mounted and well acted, the movie is not the equal of the TV production, in part because so much material had to be compressed into such a shorter time. It is also not the equal of the recent film "Atonement," which in an oblique way touches on similar issues.Read the full review
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