Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Jane Asher, Nickolas Grace, John Grillo, Simon Jones, Charles Keating, Phoebe Nicholls, Jeremy Sinden, Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Stephane Audran, Mona Washbourne, John Le Mesurier, John Gielgud. From the novel by Evelyn Waugh. Originally broadcast on the U.K.'s ITV Network in 1981. Contains all 11 episodes from the television mini-series. Special features: disc 1: The 2006 50-minute retrospective documentary "Revisiting Brideshead"; outtakes; commentary by Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, and Nickolas Grace (ep. 1); cast filmographies. disc 2: commentary by Anthony Andrews and Derek Granger (ep. 4); location photos; production notes.
Contents:
Vol. 1: Episode 1: Et in Arcadia ego / directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge; Episode 2: Home and abroad / directed by Charles Sturridge -- Vol. 2: Episode 3: The bleak light of day / directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge; Episode 4: Sebastian against the world / directed by Charles Sturridge; Episode 5: A blow upon a bruise / directed by Charles Sturridge -- Vol. 3: Episode 6: Julia / directed by Charles Sturridge; Episode 7: The unseen hook / directed by Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg; Episode 8: Brideshead deserted / directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge -- Vol. 4: Episode 9: Orphans of the storm / directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge; Episode 10: A twitch upon the thread / directed by Charles Sturridge ; Episode 11: Brideshead revisited / directed by Charles Sturridge.
Summary:
Tells the story of the difficult loves of insular Englishman Charles Ryder and his peculiarly intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. While at Oxford, Charles Ryder meets boyish, flamboyant Sebastian Flyte, who introduces Charles to a charmed and glamorous way of life that continues until Sebastian's health deteriorates.
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