Brideshead Revisited (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
List Price:
Our Price: $49.99
You Save: $10.00 (17%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $31.00 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Jane Asher, Jeremy Irons, Simon JonesBrand: IRONS,JEREMY
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 659 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Brideshead Revisited (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Bloody flawless
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched this when it was first broadcast on PBS, taped it, and kept it for ages -- and bless my dear friend who gave me this wonderful 25th anniversary boxed set. Along with the ORIGINAL "Forsyte Saga," (and yes, "The Jewel in the Crown"),this may be the best production ever done by the BBC.
First, read the book! Always and by all means. Evelyn Waugh was -- well, just terribly, terribly British -- and it is a treasure. And the BBC did an extraordinary job of turning it into a magnificent mini-series. The cast -- starting w/Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews -- and on and on -- everyone, every detail -- television, film, literature -- at its best!
And DO watch the "special feature" with Irons, et al. Wonderful perspective 25 years later.
Summary of Brideshead Revisited (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
25th Anniversary Collector's Edition"Extraordinary" -The New York Times
"Visually ravishing" -Time
A special silver anniversary edition of the British classic called one of the best series in TV history. Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, two years in the making, and the equivalent of seven feature films back-to-back, this epic drama tells a story of romantic yearning and loss in the glittering but fading world of the British aristocracy between the wars. Winner of 17 international awards and starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Sir John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, and Sir Laurence Olivier in an Emmy?-winning role. Bonus features on this edition include the 50-min. featurette Revisiting Brideshead, produced by British television to celebrate the anniversary and featuring retrospective interviews with Irons, Andrews, Quick, director Charles Sturridge, and many more. Also includes a 20-page program guide, production notes, and photo gallery.
Fill a bowl with alpine strawberries, break out the Ch?teau 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 |
Art House & International DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Romance and/or Drama and plenty of British involved
East of EdenAcorn; Release date: 2009-03-03; DVD
Best price: $28.79
Price in other shops:
As Time Goes By - Complete Original SeriesWarner Brothers; Release date: 2005-08-30; DVD
Best price: $86.07
Price in other shops:
To the Manor Born: The Complete Collection (Silver Anniversary Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2008-09-09; DVD
Best price: $59.20
Price in other shops:
The Catherine Cookson Collection - Set 2 (The Dwelling Place / The Gambling Man / The Glass Virgin / The Man Who Cried)Acorn; Release date: 2006-10-03; DVD
Best price: $34.99
Price in other shops:
The Catherine Cookson Collection - Set 1 (The Wingless Bird / The Moth / The Rag Nymph / The Fifteen Streets)Acorn; Release date: 2006-03-28; DVD
Best price: $34.99
Price in other shops:
The ShiraleeAcorn; Release date: 2009-03-10; DVD
Best price: $24.77
Price in other shops:
Amongst WomenRelease date: 2008-05-20; DVD
Best price: $21.68
Price in other shops:
Random PassageRelease date: 2008-04-08; DVD
Best price: $21.68
Price in other shops:
Rain ShadowRelease date: 2008-10-21; DVD
Best price: $24.79
Price in other shops:
The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydWarner Brothers; Release date: 2008-08-19; DVD
Best price: $8.19
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
The Tenant of Wildfell HallWarner Brothers; Release date: 2008-04-15; DVD
Best price: $9.08
Price in other shops:
The Pallisers - The Complete CollectionAcorn; Release date: 2004-09-21; DVD
Best price: $74.65
Price in other shops:
The DuchessParamount; Release date: 2008-12-27; DVD
Best price: $11.75
Price in other shops:
The Tudors - The Complete Second SeasonParamount; Release date: 2009-01-06; DVD
Best price: $18.98
Price in other shops:
CranfordWarner Brothers; Release date: 2008-05-20; DVD
Best price: $20.44
Price in other shops:
Upstairs, Downstairs - Collector's Edition Megaset (The Complete Series plus Thomas and Sarah)A&E; Release date: 2005-10-25; DVD
Best price: $92.44
Price in other shops:
Brideshead RevisitedRelease date: 2009-01-13; DVD
Best price: $9.49
Price in other shops:
I, Claudius/ The Epic That Never WasImage Entertainment; Release date: 2008-12-02; DVD
Best price: $25.87
Price in other shops:
Brideshead Revisitedby Evelyn Waugh
Back Bay Books; Published: 2008-06-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops:
The Jewel in the Crown (25th Anniversary Edition)A&E; Release date: 2008-09-30; DVD
Best price: $19.82
Price in other shops: