Brideshead Revisited (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
starring: Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Jane Asher, Simon Jones
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Studio: Acorn MediaRelease Date: 10/10/2006Run time: 659 minutesRating: Nr
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Fill a bowl with alpine strawberries, break out the Château Lafite (1899, of course), and bask in this benchmark 1981 British miniseries based on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. Adapted for the screen by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey), this impeccable, nearly 11-hour production mesmerized American viewers during the course of its PBS run in 1982. In his breakthrough role, Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Ryder, a disillusioned Army captain who is moved to reflect on his "languid days" in the "enchanted castle" that was Brideshead, home of the aristocratic Marchmain family, whose acquaintance Charles made in the company of an Oxford classmate, the charming wild child Sebastian. Anthony Andrews costars as the doomed Sebastian, whose beauty is "arresting" and "whose eccentricities and behavior seemed to know no bounds." The "entitled and enchanted" Sebastian takes Charles under his wing ("Charles, what a lot you have to learn"), but vows early on that he is "not going to let [Charles] get mixed up with [his] family." But mixed up Charles gets. He becomes a friend and confidante, not to mention a lover, to Sebastian's sister Julia (Diana Quick). Meanwhile, the self-destructive Sebastian's life spirals out of control. Brideshead Revisited boasts a distinguished ensemble, including Laurence Olivier in his Emmy Award-winning role as the exiled Lord Marchmain, Claire Bloom as Lady Marchmain, and the magnificent John Gielgud as Charles's estranged father. Grand locations and a haunting musical score make this a memorable revisit of an irretrievable bygone era. For those who scheduled their weeks around the original Monday-night broadcasts or those visiting Brideshead for the first time, this boxed set release will be, as Charles rhapsodizes at one point while strolling the castle grounds, "very near to heaven." --Donald Liebenson
Stills from Brideshead Revisited (click for larger image)
Beyond Brideshead Revisited
Studio: Acorn MediaRelease Date: 10/10/2006Run time: 659 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Fill a bowl with alpine strawberries, break out the Château Lafite (1899, of course), and bask in this benchmark 1981 British miniseries based on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. Adapted for the screen by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey), this impeccable, nearly 11-hour production mesmerized American viewers during the course of its PBS run in 1982. In his breakthrough role, Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Ryder, a disillusioned Army captain who is moved to reflect on his "languid days" in the "enchanted castle" that was Brideshead, home of the aristocratic Marchmain family, whose acquaintance Charles made in the company of an Oxford classmate, the charming wild child Sebastian. Anthony Andrews costars as the doomed Sebastian, whose beauty is "arresting" and "whose eccentricities and behavior seemed to know no bounds." The "entitled and enchanted" Sebastian takes Charles under his wing ("Charles, what a lot you have to learn"), but vows early on that he is "not going to let [Charles] get mixed up with [his] family." But mixed up Charles gets. He becomes a friend and confidante, not to mention a lover, to Sebastian's sister Julia (Diana Quick). Meanwhile, the self-destructive Sebastian's life spirals out of control. Brideshead Revisited boasts a distinguished ensemble, including Laurence Olivier in his Emmy Award-winning role as the exiled Lord Marchmain, Claire Bloom as Lady Marchmain, and the magnificent John Gielgud as Charles's estranged father. Grand locations and a haunting musical score make this a memorable revisit of an irretrievable bygone era. For those who scheduled their weeks around the original Monday-night broadcasts or those visiting Brideshead for the first time, this boxed set release will be, as Charles rhapsodizes at one point while strolling the castle grounds, "very near to heaven." --Donald Liebenson
Stills from Brideshead Revisited (click for larger image)
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- Yearning For An England That Is No More
I did a revisit of 'Brideshead Revisited', the BBC 11 episode film that made television history.How many of us on Sunday evening sat mesmerized by Masterpiece Theatre of this amazing series?Visiting 25 years later, I found the same marvelous setting of lushness, depravity, religious fervor and fascinating figures of long ago. The film holds up well, the color beautiful and the story can be told over and over again.
'Brideshead Revisited' gives me a yearning for an England that is ... Read More
Rating: - the wounded, searching for love and finding it for a moment
This is an absolutely first rate version of a complex novel.It evokes an entire historical period, the last gasp of the British aristocracy before the Second World War.It also portrays Catholic Britain and youth between the wars.The scenery is stunning, but the acting is superior to just about anything I have ever seen on TV.
The first time I saw this, I had just fallen in love in my youth.We spent an entire weekend watching it together as a fund-raising marathon on PBS, talking ... Read More
Rating: - Bloody flawless
I watched this when it was first broadcast on PBS, taped it, and kept it for ages -- and bless my dear friend who gave me this wonderful 25th anniversary boxed set. Along with the ORIGINAL "Forsyte Saga," (and yes, "The Jewel in the Crown"),this may be the best production ever done by the BBC.
First, read the book! Always and by all means.Evelyn Waugh was -- well, just terribly, terribly British -- and it is a treasure. And the BBC did an extraordinary job of turning it into a magnificent ... Read More
Rating: - Five stars just does not cut it for this MASTERPIECE!
This is my review of the 2008 theatrical version;
Stick with the 1981 Granada television version. Yes, it's 13 episodes. Yes, it's long but it is positively brilliant! Beautifully acted, sumptously filmed, masterfully directed. It's intelligence shines through in every scene. If those reasons aren't good enough for you then just see it for the exquisite performance of Anthony Andrews!
The 2008 big screen version has only one thing in common with the 1981 version, it is long...
Rating: - brilliant series-however the version I rented did NOT have one of the most entertaining lines in the entire series
Does anyone know where I can obtain a NO-DELETED-SCENES version ?One of my favorite lines from Anthony Blanche was OMITTTED on the DVD I rented yesterday.I am desole!!Please help.
- Yearning For An England That Is No MoreI did a revisit of 'Brideshead Revisited', the BBC 11 episode film that made television history.How many of us on Sunday evening sat mesmerized by Masterpiece Theatre of this amazing series?Visiting 25 years later, I found the same marvelous setting of lushness, depravity, religious fervor and fascinating figures of long ago. The film holds up well, the color beautiful and the story can be told over and over again.
'Brideshead Revisited' gives me a yearning for an England that is ... Read More
- the wounded, searching for love and finding it for a momentThis is an absolutely first rate version of a complex novel.It evokes an entire historical period, the last gasp of the British aristocracy before the Second World War.It also portrays Catholic Britain and youth between the wars.The scenery is stunning, but the acting is superior to just about anything I have ever seen on TV.
The first time I saw this, I had just fallen in love in my youth.We spent an entire weekend watching it together as a fund-raising marathon on PBS, talking ... Read More
- Bloody flawlessI watched this when it was first broadcast on PBS, taped it, and kept it for ages -- and bless my dear friend who gave me this wonderful 25th anniversary boxed set. Along with the ORIGINAL "Forsyte Saga," (and yes, "The Jewel in the Crown"),this may be the best production ever done by the BBC.
First, read the book! Always and by all means.Evelyn Waugh was -- well, just terribly, terribly British -- and it is a treasure. And the BBC did an extraordinary job of turning it into a magnificent ... Read More
- Five stars just does not cut it for this MASTERPIECE!This is my review of the 2008 theatrical version;
Stick with the 1981 Granada television version. Yes, it's 13 episodes. Yes, it's long but it is positively brilliant! Beautifully acted, sumptously filmed, masterfully directed. It's intelligence shines through in every scene. If those reasons aren't good enough for you then just see it for the exquisite performance of Anthony Andrews!
The 2008 big screen version has only one thing in common with the 1981 version, it is long...
- brilliant series-however the version I rented did NOT have one of the most entertaining lines in the entire seriesDoes anyone know where I can obtain a NO-DELETED-SCENES version ?One of my favorite lines from Anthony Blanche was OMITTTED on the DVD I rented yesterday.I am desole!!Please help.
