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Brideshead Revisited - Complete Series
The Brideshead Revisited – Complete Series four-disc box set contains the complete collection of episodes from this award-winning ITV series, based on Evelyn Waugh's bestseller of the same name. First broadcast in 1981, the show stars Jeremy Irons (as Charles Ryder), Anthony Andrews (as Lord Sebastian Flyte), Dianna Quick (as Lady Julia Flyte), Laurence Oliver (as Lord Marchmain), Claire Bloom (as Lady Marchmain) and John Gielgud (as Edward Ryder). Much of the series is set in the beautiful Castle Howard in North Yorkshire.
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Editorial
DVD Description
TV drama the like you will not see again
Review date: 2008-06-17 Rating: 10 out of 10
Reading of the new film due out of Brideshead this autumn, of the book Madresfield and it's influence on Waugh, and the issue over whether John Mortimer wrote this script or not, the conclusion I came to is 'who cares?'. This is one of the finest TV dramas made, and it's like we will never see again.
It's 13 hours, impeccable casting and boasts a script that is second to none. Iron's laconic narration is perfect and the whole production simply outstanding.
'My theme is...' well I don't want to spoil it. As a novel it's regarded as one of Waugh's lesser achievements, but as a TV production it's one of our finest.
Buy it. It's vintage television. A compelling and classic drama.
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Reviews
The Ultimate British TV-series
Review date: 2008-06-05 Rating: 10 out of 10
I saw Brideshead Revisited for the first time on TV in the early 1980s and I remember it well for its nostalgia for what we today call old-fashioned values. After having watched all the episodes on the DVD some 25 years later, I must say that the series still manage to hold its grip on me who have always admired British cinema and the reserve of excellent British actors like Jeremy Irons and John Gielgud. I still think the series is one of the most outstanding ever produced by a British television company. For the excellent bargain of about 17 pound you can still witness the doomed relation of Charles Ryder with the Marchmain family - a human drama set in grand locations in England and Venice in the recent past. Brilliant!
There is no better adaptation ever
Review date: 2008-04-21 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is the most perfect series ever - end of story. Don't bother with the rubbish on the box today...just sit back and watch it again and again...i still find gems on my fifth viewing.
Subtitled?
Review date: 2008-02-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
I'm sure there are thousands of international customers who would be extremely happy to know whether a movie has English subtitles or not. This information really should become a regular item when listing DVD features. For instance, I would buy Brideshead instantly if I knew it was subtitled. Now I have to go hunting for this bit of information.
Unique series
Review date: 2008-02-09 Rating: 10 out of 10
I don't own this particular box but one of (sadly) inferior quality. And still the lousy quality of the images and sound does nothing to ruin the pleasure of watching this series again and again. It has become a form of escapism for me, the second I hear the opening tune a sense of calm comes washing over me, a sense that caries through the entire episode thanks to the music, the calm voice-over of Jeremy Irons and the more than sublime acting and beatiful settings.
The story revolves around Charles Ryder and his relation with the aristocratic Flyte family who inhabit the imposing baroque country house of Brideshead. Youngest son Sebastian is an excentric, a delicate soul, and gets on very well with Charles. It is never actually mentioned but we are lead to believe that it is a romantic relationship. Sebastian is however determined that Charles should not get involved with his family. When Charles eventually does get to know the family they seem absolutely charming, but along the way we begin to see an environment that is slowly shoking the excentric Sebastian and proves to be a threat to the relationship between him and Charles. Their times of bliss are at an end.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Claire Bloom
Mona Washbourne
John Le Mesurier
Stephane Audran
Laurence Olivier
Creators:
Laurence Olivier (Primary Contributor)
Claire Bloom (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: ITV DVD
Manufacturer: ITV DVD
EAN: 5037115091833
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 4
Format: Box set, PAL,
Release date: 2005-09-19
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 663 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)