Brideshead Revisited
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 133 min · ★ 6.3 · 63% critics
An Oxford student is drawn into the glamorous world of an aristocratic family, captivated by their wealth, traditions, and a grand country estate. As friendships deepen and romance sparks, he finds himself pulled between desire and duty, and increasingly challenged by the family’s strict Roman Catholic faith and expectations.
Based on Brideshead Revisited
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-07-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (164 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sweeping, old-world romance about class, faith, and temptation with a somber tone; Not for you if you dislike slow, guilt-tinged dramas—try Sense & Sensibility or Mansfield Park instead.
Pros: lush period atmosphere; strong performances; romantic, melancholy mood | Cons: rushed relationships; less depth than source; heavy religious conflict
Themes
- new love
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- venice, italy
- england
- parent child relationship
- innocence
- artist
- morocco
- castle
- studies
- loss
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Matthew Goode
as Charles Ryder
Ben Whishaw
as Sebastian Flyte
Hayley Atwell
as Julia Flyte
Emma Thompson
as Lady Marchmain
Michael Gambon
as Lord Marchmain
Patrick Malahide
as Mr. Ryder
Ed Stoppard
as Bridey Flyte
Greta Scacchi
as Cara
Anna Madeley
as Celia
Jonathan Cake
as Rex Mottram
Directed by Julian Jarrold