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Brideshead Revisited
Based on Evelyn Waugh's famous novel, "Brideshead Revisited" is a gorgeous film. Set in post WWI, the epic drama chronicles the lives of an aspiring young artist and a wealthy family. Featuring great performances, the film describes the complicated relationship between Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) and Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw). The close friendship is further complicated when Sebastian's sister Julia (Hayley Atwell) enters the picture, and the entire family is thrown into moral and theological chaos.
Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell, and Ben Whishaw. Photo credit: Nicola Dove/Courtesy of Miramax Films
As the controlling and cold Lady Marchmain, Emma Thompson played a fantastic Catholic zealot, and the adorable Whishaw is just scarily fragile as he hurtles at breakneck speed towards self-destruction. While beautifully set in England and Venice, the plot drags towards the end, becoming a heavy discussion on religion and family duty.
Ben Whishaw and Matthew Goode. Photo credit: Nicola Dove/Courtesy of Miramax Films
PG-13. 135 minutes; www.miramax.com
-Tami
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