Mrs Brown: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Antony Sher, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Pasco, David Westhead, Ethan Frome: Liam Neeson, Patricia Arquette, Joan Allen, Tate Donovan, Katharine Houghton. Brideshead revisited: Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi, Jonathan Cake, Patrick Malahide, Ed Stoppard, Felicity Jones, Joseph Beattie ; production designer, Alice Normington ; editor, Chris Gill ; costume designer, Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh ; music by Adrian Johnston. Restoration: Robert Downey, Jr., Sam Neill, Meg Ryan, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Ian McKellan, Hugh Grant. Mrs Brown originally released as a motion picture in 1997, Ethan Frome in 1993, Brideshead revisited in 2008, Restoration in 1995. Ethan Frome based on the novel by Edith Wharton. Brideshead revisited based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh. Restoration based on the novel by Rose Tremain. Title from container.
Summary:
Mrs Brown: Queen Victoria was the world's most powerful woman. Rugged Scotsman John Brown was a lowly servant who looked after her horses. Yet when circumstances brought them together the result was a passionate friendship that scandalized a nation. Ethan Frome: Story of a man torn between his joyless marriage to one woman and his lustful desire for another. Brideshead revisited: When the charming aristocrat Sebastian invites Charles Ryder to his family's estate, Charles becomes seduced by the opulent lifestyle of the Marchmain family, and by Julia, Sebastian's sister. As their romance deepens, repercussions follow, and Charles discovers that at Brideshead, love, money and power come at a price. Restoration: In 17th century Britain, a young man seduced by the wealth and indolence of the Restoration court finds redemption of sorts through the love of a woman.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.