Brideshead Revisited - 4-DVD Set

Brideshead Revisited - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
663 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1981 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Charles Sturridge
Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Written By:
John Mortimer
Evelyn Waugh

Actors:
Jeremy Irons ..... Charles Ryder (5 episodes, 1981)
Diana Quick ..... Julia Flyte (4 episodes, 1981)
Anthony Andrews ..... Sebastian Flyte (3 episodes, 1981)
Phoebe Nicholls ..... Cordelia Flyte (3 episodes, 1981)
Simon Jones ..... Lord Brideshead 'Bridey' (3 episodes, 1981)
Roger Milner ..... Wilcox (3 episodes, 1981)
Jeremy Sinden ..... Boy Mulcaster (2 episodes, 1981)
Nigel Le Vaillant ..... Old Etonian (2 episodes, 1981)
Robin Sachs ..... Old Etonian / ... (2 episodes, 1981)
Martin Chamberlain ..... Old Etonian (2 episodes, 1981)
Paul Hastings ..... Old Etonian (2 episodes, 1981)
Michael Bilton ..... Hayter (2 episodes, 1981)
Laurence Olivier ..... Lord Marchmain (2 episodes, 1981)
John Gielgud ..... Edward Ryder (2 episodes, 1981)

Synopsis:

Two young men meet at Oxford. Charles Ryder, though of no family or money, becomes friends with Sebastian Flyte when Sebastian throws up in his college room through an open window. He then invites Charles to dinner after his teddy bear Aloysius 'refuses to talk to him' unless he is forgiven. Charles becomes involved with Sebastian's family, Catholic peers of the realm in Protestant England. The story is told in flashback as Charles, now an officer in the British Army, is moved with his company to an English country house that he discovers to be Brideshead, Sebastian's family home where Charles has a series of memories of his youth and young manhood, his loves, life, and a journey of faith and anguish.

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Et in Arcadia Ego

Original Air Date-12 October 1981

Season 1, Episode 2: Home and Abroad

Original Air Date-20 October 1981

Season 1, Episode 3: The Bleak Light of Day

Original Air Date-27 October 1981

Season 1, Episode 4: Sebastian Against the World

Original Air Date-3 November 1981

Season 1, Episode 5: A Blow Upon a Bruise

Original Air Date-10 November 1981

Season 1, Episode 6: Julia

Original Air Date-17 November 1981

Season 1, Episode 7: The Unseen Hook

Original Air Date-24 November 1981

Season 1, Episode 8: Brideshead Deserted

Original Air Date-1 December 1981

Season 1, Episode 9: Orphans of the Storm

Original Air Date-8 December 1981

Season 1, Episode 10: A Twitch Upon a Thread

Original Air Date-15 December 1981

Season 1, Episode 11: Brideshead Revisited

Original Air Date-22 December 1981

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Et in Arcadia Ego

Original Air Date-12 October 1981

In the spring of 1944, Capt. Charles Ryder finds that he and his men are relocated to the grounds of Brideshead Castle. Charles knows the place well and he recalls a time 20 years before when he met Lord Sebastian Flyte, the second son of Lord Marchmain and for whom Brideshead was home. It was in his third term at Oxford that he and Sebastian became great friends and for Charles, a time when he matured and gained a greater appreciation for life. He soon became part of Sebastian's group of friends including such characters as the flamboyant Anthony Blanche and Boy Mulcaster. During the long holiday, Charles finds himself living at home with his somewhat eccentric father, with no money and little to do. He is saved however when Sebastian asks him to come to Brideshead for a visit. There, he meets Sebastian's sister Julia for the first time.

Season 1, Episode 2: Home and Abroad

Original Air Date-20 October 1981

The aristocratic Sebastian invites his middle-class university friend Charles to spend a glorious summer at the amazing family home, Brideshead.

Season 1, Episode 3: The Bleak Light of Day

Original Air Date-27 October 1981

Charles and Sebastian return to Oxford but feel old and out of place. Sebastian feels that his mother is constantly watching him through her friends. In particular, both young men have to put up with Mr. Samgrass who is obviously reporting on all of their activities. Sebastian is drinking far too much and neither are enjoying themselves as they did during previous terms. They also get into a bit of trouble when Boy Mulcaster suggests they go to a private nightclub for a bit of fun. Later, they are arrested for drunkenness but for Sebastian, the charge is more serious as he was behind the wheel of a car. They are bailed out by Julia's friend, Rex Mottram and Sebastian manages to avoid jail.

Season 1, Episode 4: Sebastian Against the World

Original Air Date-3 November 1981

Sebastian's decline continues and there is little anyone seems able to do about it. He is terribly unhappy about his family situation and seems bent on destroying any relationships he may still have left. Soon he is sent down and Charles subsequently learns that Sebastian and Mr. Samgrass will be departing for a tour of Middle Eastern monasteries. Change comes for Charles himself when he decides not to return to Oxford but rather to pursue perfecting his talents as an artist. He attends an art school in Paris and hears little of Sebastian during these months. Throughout it all however, he remains loyal to his good friend despite Lady Marchmain's attempts to co-opt him.

Season 1, Episode 5: A Blow Upon a Bruise

Original Air Date-10 November 1981

Charles is invited to Brideshead for Christmas and learns that Mr. Samgrass and Sebastian will be there as well. Sebastian is as morose as he was before he left, if not more so. The atmosphere as Brideshead is gloomy. All of the liquor has been locked away and there is a tension among everyone there due to Sebastian's condition. The more his mother tries to exert control over him, the more Sebastian travels in his downward spiral. Charles remains loyal however and gives Sebastian money knowing that he plans on going to a pub. When Lady Marchmain asks him if he was the source of the money he is honest with her and her harsh words convince Charles that he will never again return Brideshead.

Season 1, Episode 6: Julia

Original Air Date-17 November 1981

Charles returns to Paris to continue his art studies and is surprised with a visit from Rex Mottram. It would seem that he and Sebastian had stopped in Paris enroute to a sanatorium in Zurich but Sebastian has stolen his cash and disappeared, much as he did with Mr. Samgrass during the tour of the Middle East. Charles recounts the tale, learned many years later, of Rex and Julia's relationship. Much to Lady Marchmain's objection, Rex and Julia are engaged and Rex agrees to take instruction in the Roman Catholic faith. Rex very much wants a big society wedding but only a short time before the event, Bridey learns that that Rex was once married and is now divorced. Not realizing the impediment this causes Roman Catholics, Rex has some difficulty understanding why they can't just go ahead. Julia stands her ground however and insists they will be married one way or another.

Season 1, Episode 7: The Unseen Hook

Original Air Date-24 November 1981

Charles returns to London in the Spring of 1926 during the General Strike and joins the Defense Corps which ensures the delivery of essential supplies. He meets up with Boy Mulcaster and Anthony Blanche. Charles learns that Sebastian is living in French Morocco with a German boy he'd met. Lady Marchmain is dying and on her mother's behalf, Julia asks Charles if he would go and retrieve Sebastian. Charles travels to North Africa and finds Sebastian, who is in a very bad way. He's been hospitalized with the grippe and his alcoholism is taking its toll.

Season 1, Episode 8: Brideshead Deserted

Original Air Date-1 December 1981

Charles returns to London, leaving Sebastian in Morocco. Bridey gives Charles a commission to paint a number of small oils of Marchmain House, the family's London townhouse which is about to be torn down. Having successfully established himself as an artist Charles sets off for Central America sketching and painting for two years. Returning to New York he is reunited with his wife Celia. On the ocean liner returning to England, he meets Julia.

Season 1, Episode 9: Orphans of the Storm

Original Air Date-8 December 1981

With Celia seasick, Julia and Charles spend all of their free time together and soon begin an affair. He also learns from her that Sebastian has vanished completely. In London, Charles' new exhibition is a success, but his reluctance to go home finally brings an end to his marriage. He meets Anthony Blanche who takes him to a gay club for a drink and promptly proceeds to disparage his work. Charles accompanies Celia to Brideshead where Julia and Rex now live and where Rex continues to entertain the political set.

Season 1, Episode 10: A Twitch Upon a Thread

Original Air Date-15 December 1981

Two years have passed and Charles and Julia are still in love, spending as much time together as possible. They are astounded to learn from Bridey that he is engaged to be married. Bridey's admonition of Julia's relationship and his refusal to bring his fiancée to Brideshead has a profound effect on her, however. Charles and Julia each decide to divorce their spouses and get married. Cordelia returns to Brideshead after several years volunteering in Spain during the Civil War. Charles learns from her of Sebastian since he last saw him and that he is now living in Tunis in a monastery.

Season 1, Episode 11: Brideshead Revisited

Original Air Date-22 December 1981

In the winter of 1939, Lord Marchmain decides to return to Brideshead from Venice in view of the deteriorating international situation. It soon becomes apparent that he is in declining health and has in fact come home to die. He has taken a dislike to Bridey's new wife and suggests he may leave Brideshead Castle to Julia and Charles. Religion - specifically whether Lord Marchmain will accept the last rites - becomes an issue. Charles simply cannot understand or accept the family's religious beliefs but in his dying moments, Lord Marchmain does provide a sign indicating his wishes. The entire episode forever changes Charles and Julia's relationship. In the spring of 1944, Charles, now an army Captain, living on the grounds of Brideshead Castle, walks the corridors of a place he knows so well and remembers the life that is past him.

Anthony Andrews and Jeremy Irons play two young men who meet at Oxford. Irons though of no family or money becomes friends with Andrews when Andrews throws up in his dorm room through an open window. He then invites Irons to dinner after Aolysius' refuses to talk to Andrews' unless he is forgiven. Irons becomes involved with Andrews family which is landed gentry and Catholic in Protestant England. The story is told in flashback as Irons, now an officer in the British Army is moved with his company to an English country home that he discovers to be Brideshead, Andrews family home where Irons has a series of memories of his youth and young manhood, his loves, life, and a journey of faith and anguish.

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