Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Miniseries
In spite of my attempts to refrain from nosediving into the lure of being sucked into another miniseries, I cracked upon pressure. The joy of enjoying beautifully crafted dialogue spoken to the tune of upper crust society of the 1920s British society proved too alluring.
It starts with a disillusioned officer in the World War 2 British Army (Capt Charles Ryder acted by Jeremy Irons) who stumbles upon a certain estate in his tour of duty that opens the floodgate of memories and essentially recollects his whole life story. Over the next 11 episodes he reminisce his relationship with the heir of the estate, Sebastian Flyte and subsequently with his whole Marchmain clan. Along the way, Ryder discovers the meaning of life, God and the purpose of belief with the Divine being.
His liaison with the Flytes starts during his carefree days in Cambridge. He develops a liking to Sebastian Flyte, a spoilt rich man's kid who spends most times drinking and cutting classes.
Gradually, Charles gets drawn into the family which is controlled a matriarchal figure in the form of his mother and his mysterious sisters. The family portrays a very staunchly Catholic outlook in their day to day affairs. Charles, who is quite comfortable keeping God away from his daily living finds it awkward.
Over the days, we see Sebastian degenerate into an alcoholic and goes astray.
The plot thickens toward the end of the series when a married Charles starts an affair with Sebastian's sister Julia. The mother dies and the estranged father returns to the home to die.
Religion and difference in perception of God breaks Charles and Julia's union.
At the end, as Charles realises that he is becoming old, lonely and without a family. He finds solace in the chapel of Brideshead where he had, many years previously, try to argue that religion is a farce.
Miniseries
In spite of my attempts to refrain from nosediving into the lure of being sucked into another miniseries, I cracked upon pressure. The joy of enjoying beautifully crafted dialogue spoken to the tune of upper crust society of the 1920s British society proved too alluring.
It starts with a disillusioned officer in the World War 2 British Army (Capt Charles Ryder acted by Jeremy Irons) who stumbles upon a certain estate in his tour of duty that opens the floodgate of memories and essentially recollects his whole life story. Over the next 11 episodes he reminisce his relationship with the heir of the estate, Sebastian Flyte and subsequently with his whole Marchmain clan. Along the way, Ryder discovers the meaning of life, God and the purpose of belief with the Divine being.
His liaison with the Flytes starts during his carefree days in Cambridge. He develops a liking to Sebastian Flyte, a spoilt rich man's kid who spends most times drinking and cutting classes.
Gradually, Charles gets drawn into the family which is controlled a matriarchal figure in the form of his mother and his mysterious sisters. The family portrays a very staunchly Catholic outlook in their day to day affairs. Charles, who is quite comfortable keeping God away from his daily living finds it awkward.
Over the days, we see Sebastian degenerate into an alcoholic and goes astray.
The plot thickens toward the end of the series when a married Charles starts an affair with Sebastian's sister Julia. The mother dies and the estranged father returns to the home to die.
Religion and difference in perception of God breaks Charles and Julia's union.
At the end, as Charles realises that he is becoming old, lonely and without a family. He finds solace in the chapel of Brideshead where he had, many years previously, try to argue that religion is a farce.
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