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Whistle Stopper - Brideshead Revisited, Books 1-6
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List Price: $119.88
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Manufacturer: Video Treasures
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Roger Milner, Phoebe Nicholls, Simon Jones
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304537954
Format: Box set
ISBN: 6304537956
Label: Video Treasures
Manufacturer: Video Treasures
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Video Treasures
Release Date: 1997-06-12
Running Time: 588
Studio: Video Treasures
Theatrical Release Date: 1982-01-18
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Summary: BRIDESHEAD REVISITED: so good you'll revisit this set over and over and over
Comment: This 11-episode mini series is a must as the core portion of any British drama DVD collection. It shines on a level with "The Grand", "Monarch of the Glen", and "The Pallisers." The only drawback is that "Brideshead Revisited" lasts ONLY about 11 hours.
A WWII soldier finds his unit setting camp at an old English home known as Brideshead Castle. Yes, he has been there before. The memories of those days beginning in 1922 return with delightful results to the viewer. His recollection takes a trip through the entire Marchmain family who lived at Brideshead. Also endearing are many friends of the family. Captain Charles Ryder remembers his own involvement with every member of the group. The costumes are authentic and the scenery is even more thrilling. It's "bloody-fine" drama with many laughs woven throughout.
This 25th anniversary edition offers extras that are a must to view prior to beginning the series. It is a great way to get the overview needed of the actors, characters, story, and English history of the period. The length makes this set an economical value of top quality film viewing straight from the Evelyn Waugh novel.
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Summary: bad merchandise
Comment: I RECEIVED THIS ITEM AND DISC TWO WAS BRROKEN!
IT WAS QUITE DISAPOINTING!
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Summary: ALTERNATIVE EVELYN WAUGH
Comment: I didn't see that TV show and I don't find any interest in the principle
of the thing. As british TV shows are usually first released as DVDs in
America, I wish for the release of SCOOP, a London Weekend Television production (the week end branch of ITV)of 1986, a VIDEO COLLECTION VHS in 1990. This 120 minutes teleplay was directed by Gavin Millar, scripted by Wlliam Boyd, played by Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Michael Maloney, Herbert Lom and Donald Pleasence. Does that make your mouth water?
It was very funny too, quite worthy of the novel.
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Summary: Brideshead Revisited
Comment: Excellent addition to any DVD library. Evelyn Waugh is a brilliant writer. This series is true to his book.
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Summary: Brideshead Revisited.
Comment: Brideshead Revisited on PBS was the initial drama that introduced Jeremy Irons to the USA. What a wonderful, touching story. Excellent acting and the screenplay was superior. I will watch it over and over again. Thank you PBS and Granada for taking such loving care in presenting this masterpiece.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fill a bowl with alpine strawberries, break out the Château Lafite (1899, of course), and bask in this benchmark 1981 British miniseries based on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. Adapted for the screen by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey), this impeccable, nearly 11-hour production mesmerized American viewers during the course of its PBS run in 1982. In his breakthrough role, Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Ryder, a disillusioned Army captain who is moved to reflect on his "languid days" in the "enchanted castle" that was Brideshead, home of the aristocratic Marchmain family, whose acquaintance Charles made in the company of an Oxford classmate, the charming wild child Sebastian. Anthony Andrews costars as the doomed Sebastian, whose beauty is "arresting" and "whose eccentricities and behavior seemed to know no bounds." The "entitled and enchanted" Sebastian takes Charles under his wing ("Charles, what a lot you have to learn"), but vows early on that he is "not going to let [Charles] get mixed up with [his] family." But mixed up Charles gets. He becomes a friend and confidante, not to mention a lover, to Sebastian's sister Julia (Diana Quick). Meanwhile, the self-destructive Sebastian's life spirals out of control. Brideshead Revisited boasts a distinguished ensemble, including Laurence Olivier in his Emmy Award-winning role as the exiled Lord Marchmain, Claire Bloom as Lady Marchmain, and the magnificent John Gielgud as Charles's estranged father. Grand locations and a haunting musical score make this a memorable revisit of an irretrievable bygone era. For those who scheduled their weeks around the original Monday-night broadcasts or those visiting Brideshead for the first time, this boxed set release will be, as Charles rhapsodizes at one point while strolling the castle grounds, "very near to heaven." --Donald Liebenson
Stills from Brideshead Revisited (click for larger image) Beyond Brideshead Revisited 
The Novel | 
The Original Score (Soundtrack to the Movie) | 
The Movie in Theaters Now |
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