Finely acted, beautifully photographed, sumptuously appointed, and well-condensed from the novel, "Brideshead Revisited" is one of those dramas that the English do so well. This story about the many shapes of love plays out against a background of class division, religion and irreligion, youth and age in 'thirties England.Matthew Goode as protagonist Charles Ryder is particularly good at portraying a character who sometimes seems as formless as one of his blank canvases, but whose infatuations and choices deeply affect those closest to him. Emma Thompson brings a steely reserve to her Lady Marchmain. Hayley Atwell is a seductive Julia. But it's Ben Whishaw's charming and ultimately dissolute Sebastian who commands the screen.
A feast for the eyes and the mind, "Brideshead Revisited" charms and intrigues, and leaves interesting questions to discuss afterwards.
Rated PG-13. 113 minutes. Julian Jarrold - Director, Andrew Davies - Writer, Jeremy Brock - Writer, Evelyn Waugh - Writer (novel), Kevin Loader - Producer, Douglas Rae - Producer, Jess Hall - Cinematographer, Adrian Johnston - Composer, Alice Normington - Production Designer, Chris Gill - Editor. Distributed in the U.S. by Miramax Films.
Principal actors: Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon.
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