Brideshead Revisited
2008 · 133 min · Director: Julian Jarrold
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
World War II. Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode), in his civilian life, rose out of his middle class London background, which includes being an atheist and having a distant relationship with his eccentric father, to become an up and coming artist. He is currently an Army officer, who is stationed at a makeshift camp set up at Brideshead estate before imminently getting shipped into battle. The locale, which is not unfamiliar to him, makes him reminisce about what ended up being his doomed relationship with Brideshead's owners, the Flytes, an ostentatiously wealthy family. Charles first met Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw) when they both were students at Oxford, where Sebastian surprisingly welcomed Charles into his circle of equally wealthy, somewhat stuck-up, and flamboyant friends. Charles ended up getting caught up in Sebastian's family struggles, where Sebastian used excessive alcohol to deal with the pain resulting from his family relationships. Although Charles and Sebastian were more than just friends, Charles ultimately fell in love with Sebastian's sister, Julia Flyte (Hayley Atwell). But the biggest obstacle to Charles being intimately involved with anyone in the Flyte family was the family matriarch, Lady Marchmain (Dame Emma Thompson), a strict and devout Catholic who ruled the family with that adherence to a strict Catholic lifestyle. That was despite her and Lord Marchmain's (Sir Michael Gambon's) own marriage being in name only, as he lived in Venice with his mistress, Cara (Greta Scacchi).
Emotional fingerprint
Brideshead Revisited (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Love 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Love25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Sadness15%
- Awe10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 43 % | 25 % | 22 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 46 % | 14 % | 18 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 46 % | 10 % | 18 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Love | 46 % | 11 % | 20 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Love | 48 % | 9 % | 21 % | 27 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 45 % | 13 % | 28 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 45 % | 20 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Love | 53 % | 26 % | 37 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 59 % | 34 % | 43 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 60 % | 40 % | 46 % | 54 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 60 % | 45 % | 49 % | 53 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 65 % | 54 % | 57 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 71 % | 64 % | 66 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 68 % | 53 % | 54 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Love | 65 % | 39 % | 41 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sadness | 72 % | 51 % | 50 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Tension | 78 % | 63 % | 58 % | 74 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Tension | 81 % | 69 % | 61 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Sadness | 83 % | 78 % | 67 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Rex Mottram
Cousin Jasper
Anthony Blanche
Lady Guest
Details
- Directed by
- Julian Jarrold
- Written by
- Andrew Davies, Jeremy Brock, Evelyn Waugh
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy, Morocco, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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