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Watch: Brideshead Revisited 2008 123movies, Full Movie Online – World War II. Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode), 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 (Ben Whishaw) 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 fell in love with Sebastian’s sister, Julia Flyte (Hayley Atwell). But the biggest obstacle to Charles being intimately involved with anyone in the Flyte family was the family matriarch, Lady Marchmain (Dame Emma Thompson), a strict and devout Catholic who ruled the family with that adherence to a strict Catholic lifestyle. That was despite her and Lord Marchmain’s (Sir Michael Gambon’s) own marriage being in name only, as he lived in Venice with his mistress, Cara (Greta Scacchi)..
Plot: Based on Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 classic British novel, Brideshead Revisited is a poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to the Second World War.
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Ratings:

	6.6/10 Votes: 13,143
	62% | RottenTomatoes
	64/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 128 Popularity: 7.263 | TMDB

Reviews:

Differing Religious Convictions Driving People Apart
No love story can be altogether gratifying in which the central choices are decided by the mother of the woman in love, even less, when she is the mother of both lovers, and has faith that she is protecting their everlasting spirits. That is what seems to be the predicament in Evelyn Waugh’s novel, now adapted into a stagnant film in which one is not invited to feel or react due to its own lack of feeling or solidly portrayed consequence.

This film version focuses on forbidden love and the death of purity, set before WWII. Matthew Goode, who was excellent as the villain in The Lookout, becomes spellbound with a noble family, first because of his friendship with a charming, provocative, apparently homosexual contemporary, and then his sister. The fluctuation of Goode’s obsessions suggest the decay of a self-indulgent upper crust in England flanked by the two World Wars, related in the course of his recurring stays at the Brideshead estate. What’s more fundamental to Waugh’s story is the harsh Catholicism of the family, as imposed by their matriarch, played by Emma Thompson, the high point of the film by far. Their religious beliefs are confronted by the son’s homosexuality, the daughter’s adulterous liaison with Goode, and Goode’s atheism.

There are two curious fathers in the film. Michael Gambon is one, still legitimately married sure enough, but is ostracized, living in a Venetian palazzo with his mistress, Greta Scacchi in an unexpected comeback. Goode’s father is a definite oddball who lives enclosed in a London house and seemingly favors playing chess with himself to talking to his son.

The main character is a penniless, virtually parentless youth drifting through an alien social system. Goode plays him featurelessly really, a nondescript motor for the other characters. Ben Whishaw steals all of his scenes as the gay son. The daughter could definitely have been portrayed more warily. The actress, Hayley Atwell makes the most of her I suppose, but why would she marry the revolting and unbearable suitor instead of Goode?

I am sure that the reason this film is not very effective at all is because so much background and source material is condensed and maybe sacrificed into such a shorter running time. But why are so many other adaptations effective in spite of this factor?

Sumptuous and provocative, Brideshead is vastly superior film making indeed
Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) embarks on a college career at England’s Oxford University in the 1920’s. Ensconsed firmly in the middle class, Charles is befriended soon after his arrival by a fellow student, Lord Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw), who is gay and very, very rich. They begin a tentative relationship and, not long after this, Sebastian takes Charles to his family’s breathtaking estate in the countryside. The young lord wants his new companion to meet his loving nanny, who still resides on the premises. But, the return of Sebastian’s mother, Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson) and young, beautiful sister Julia (Hayley Atwell) cuts the visit short as the aristocrat hustles Charles away from the scene. He declares that he does not want Charles to meet his poisonous family. But, they do all meet again when, on summer break, Sebastian summons Charles to his home, Brideshead, to comfort him over a broken foot. It is there that Charles moons over the opulent mansion and also learns of Lady Marchmain’s staunch Catholic views and considerable influence over her offspring’s life decisions. Also, Charles finds himself romantically drawn to Julia as well as her brother. The young trio set off very soon for Venice, to visit the family’s patriarch (Michael Gambon) and his Italian mistress, Kara (Greta Scacchi). Events in the city of canals, however, set in motion a catastrophic change in Charles’ life and, ultimately, a different direction for all of the others, too. How will the winds blow for Charles and for the wealthy Flytes? This is a sumptuous film, replete with stellar performances, a heart-wrenching story, faultless direction and a stunning artistic interpretation. First, the cast is superlative, with Goode and Whishaw most excellent as the young students and Atwell very lovely as the beautiful sister. Thompson’s performances is a wonder in self-control, as one sees the tight grip she holds on herself to prevent any actions that might ruin her Catholic reputation. Gambon, Scacchi and the other lesser players are quite nice, too. The themes of the film (based on Waugh’s novel) are complicated but very thought-provoking and could fill many hours of conversation. The direction is absolutely faultless while the artistic amenities of the film, the costumes, sets, and camera work, are out of this world. You will not find a more beautiful work of cinema for the rest of the year. Therefore, if you have not visited a theater in ages, do make time for Brideshead Revisited. It is the sort of film that makes cinema lovers go ga-ga.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 14 min (134 min), 2 hr 13 min (133 min) (Argentina), 2 hr 13 min (133 min) (USA)
Budget 20000000
Revenue 13204291
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Julian Jarrold
Writer Andrew Davies, Jeremy Brock, Evelyn Waugh
Actors Matthew Goode, Patrick Malahide, Hayley Atwell
Country United Kingdom, Italy, Morocco, United States
Awards 11 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, London, UK, Midnight Transfer, London, UK (digital intermediate)
Film Length 3,660 m (Italy), 3,667 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Super 35 (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)