Brideshead Revisited

Directed by Julian Jarrold

Charles Ryder recalls his complex and doomed relationships with the wealthy Flyte family. Charles navigates love, friendship, and personal identity amid the backdrop of imminent war.
Based on the novel Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. Buy the book on Amazon.
Brideshead Revisited is visually sumptuous and strongly acted, with Ben Whishaw bringing delicacy and ambiguity to Sebastian Flyte. The adaptation compresses much of Evelyn Waugh’s novel and received mixed reactions for doing so, but the production design, locations and emotional longing remain compelling.

Brideshead Revisited

Directed by Julian Jarrold

Charles Ryder recalls his complex and doomed relationships with the wealthy Flyte family. Charles navigates love, friendship, and personal identity amid the backdrop of imminent war.
Based on the novel Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. Buy the book on Amazon.

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Brideshead Revisited is visually sumptuous and strongly acted, with Ben Whishaw bringing delicacy and ambiguity to Sebastian Flyte. The adaptation compresses much of Evelyn Waugh’s novel and received mixed reactions for doing so, but the production design, locations and emotional longing remain compelling.