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Brideshead Revisited (2008)  link to Brideshead Revisited on IMDb  

Number: 1215

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IMDb Rating:
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6.7/10 (10.6K votes)

Country: UK, 133 minutes

Spoken languages: English, French, Italian, Arabic

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director(s): Julian Jarrold

Storyline:
WWII. Charles Ryder, in his civilian life, rose out of his middle class London background, which includes being an atheist and having a distant relationship with his eccentric father, to become an up and coming artist. He is currently an army officer, who is stationed at a makeshift camp set up at Brideshead estate before imminently getting shipped into battle. The locale, which is not unfamiliar to him, makes him reminisce about what ended up being his doomed relationship with Brideshead's owners, the Flytes, an ostentatiously wealthy family. Charles first met Sebastian Flyte when they both were students at Oxford, where Sebastian surprisingly welcomed Charles into his circle of equally wealthy, somewhat stuck up and flamboyant friends. Charles ended up getting caught up in Sebastian's family struggles, where Sebastian used excessive alcohol to deal with the pain resulting from his family relationships. Although Charles and Sebastian were more than just friends, Charles ultimately ...

Cast:

Matthew Goode Charles Ryder
Anna Madeley Celia Ryder
Sarah Crowden Lady Guest
Hayley Atwell Julia Flyte
Patrick Malahide Mr Ryder

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 9 Slot 35

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1