2008·Drama·2h 13m
7.0
★
Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and privilege experienced by the family is seductive. On a visit to the ancestral home, Brideshead, he falls in love with his friend's sister, Julia. However, as his ties to the Flytes deepen, Ryder finds himself at odds with their strong Roman Catholicism.
Directed by Julian Jarrold
new love
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
venice, italy
england
parent child relationship
innocence
artist
morocco
castle
studies
loss
alcoholism
oxford
best friend
university
catholicism
nobility
oxford university
1920s
dominant mother
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Cast
Matthew Goode
Charles Ryder
Ben Whishaw
Sebastian Flyte
Hayley Atwell
Julia Flyte
Emma Thompson
Lady Marchmain
Michael Gambon
Lord Marchmain
Patrick Malahide
Mr. Ryder
Ed Stoppard
Bridey Flyte
Greta Scacchi
Cara
Anna Madeley
Celia
Jonathan Cake
Rex Mottram
Richard Teverson
Cousin Jasper
Joseph Beattie
Anthony Blanche
Crew
Julian Jarrold
Director
Andrew Davies
Screenplay
Adrian Johnston
Original Music Composer
Jess Hall
Director of Photography
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Nicole Finnan
Executive Producer
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sarah Halley Finn
Casting
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Supervisor
Popular Reviews
52 reviews
eyezz
10.0★ · 04/18/26
i love the complexity of this movie
i love the complexity of this movie
Zoie
4.0★ · 03/31/26
only watched the 2nd half but uhhhh wow😀 (derogatory)
only watched the 2nd half but uhhhh wow😀 (derogatory)
C
8.0★ · 02/23/26
i kinda loved the first 30 minutes when they were just vibing. honestly? just let them be happy.
also, poor sebastian
also, poor sebastian
i kinda loved the first 30 minutes when they were just vibing. honestly? just let them be happy.
also, poor sebastian
also, poor sebastian
Dog Man
7.0★ · 02/03/26
Sumptuous and lovely, and, appropriately, full of deep yearning, longing, and desire . Too much yearning. An amount of yearning that stands in opposition to the standards of the upper class, Catholicism, and wealthy Catholics.
Felicity Jones asking if modern art “bosh” makes it clear enough that the exceedingly modern sensibilities trying to enter into the lives of these wealthy Catholic characters will be rejected, suppressed, and waved away as “bosh.”
The whole movie makes you think that these “old ways” are dumb and bad, but at the very very end you’re given a counterpoint: an idiot atheist soldier giving a monologue about “You’re born, you live, you die,” but with no room for beauty. “The future belongs to us” he says, hand waving the beautiful sculptures littered with barbwire and military fortification, “The old ways, all this, are gone.” Perhaps the ceremony and beauty of faith and art can coexist with more forgiving modern sensibilities without being utterly corrupted or destroyed.
Felicity Jones asking if modern art “bosh” makes it clear enough that the exceedingly modern sensibilities trying to enter into the lives of these wealthy Catholic characters will be rejected, suppressed, and waved away as “bosh.”
The whole movie makes you think that these “old ways” are dumb and bad, but at the very very end you’re given a counterpoint: an idiot atheist soldier giving a monologue about “You’re born, you live, you die,” but with no room for beauty. “The future belongs to us” he says, hand waving the beautiful sculptures littered with barbwire and military fortification, “The old ways, all this, are gone.” Perhaps the ceremony and beauty of faith and art can coexist with more forgiving modern sensibilities without being utterly corrupted or destroyed.
Sumptuous and lovely, and, appropriately, full of deep yearning, longing, and desire . Too much yearning. An amount of yearning that stands in opposition to the standards of the upper class, Catholicism, and wealthy Catholics.
Felicity Jones asking if modern art “bosh” makes it clear enough that the exceedingly modern sensibilities trying to enter into the lives of these wealthy Catholic characters will be rejected, suppressed, and waved away as “bosh.”
The whole movie makes you think that these “old ways” are dumb and bad, but at the very very end you’re given a counterpoint: an idiot atheist soldier giving a monologue about “You’re born, you live, you die,” but with no room for beauty. “The future belongs to us” he says, hand waving the beautiful sculptures littered with barbwire and military fortification, “The old ways, all this, are gone.” Perhaps the ceremony and beauty of faith and art can coexist with more forgiving modern sensibilities without being utterly corrupted or destroyed.
Felicity Jones asking if modern art “bosh” makes it clear enough that the exceedingly modern sensibilities trying to enter into the lives of these wealthy Catholic characters will be rejected, suppressed, and waved away as “bosh.”
The whole movie makes you think that these “old ways” are dumb and bad, but at the very very end you’re given a counterpoint: an idiot atheist soldier giving a monologue about “You’re born, you live, you die,” but with no room for beauty. “The future belongs to us” he says, hand waving the beautiful sculptures littered with barbwire and military fortification, “The old ways, all this, are gone.” Perhaps the ceremony and beauty of faith and art can coexist with more forgiving modern sensibilities without being utterly corrupted or destroyed.
Julia
6.0★ · 01/07/26
Still sick and still watching the Ben Whishaw criterion collection.
Still sick and still watching the Ben Whishaw criterion collection.