Review of Brideshead Revisited (2008) by Jeffrey K — 29 Jan 2009

Love period pieces and this was a great effort, the minisieries was even better but this was a gorgeous movie and enjoyed it.

This review of Brideshead Revisited (2008) was written by Jeffrey K on 29 Jan 2009.

Brideshead Revisited has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Helena M (211) on 11 Jun 2011

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By Sharon A (222) on 27 Nov 2011

I have not seen the TV series, nor did I ever read the book, but I liked this enough. Quite sad in parts…

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Offers lush and compelling drama drawn from Evelyn Waugh's beloved novel…

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By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 09 Oct 2018

Director Julian Jarrold and screenwriters Andrew Davies and Jeremy Brock seem to have no idea how to interpret their source material…

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By Aya T (7) on 08 Aug 2013

Brilliant like the book, very good job with the interiors…

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