TV tie-in LARGE pb BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (Little Brown 1981) Evelyn Waugh

Description: 10% of all sales will be donated to Nova Ukraine, who are providing desperately needed supplies to Ukrainian refugees. Thank you for helping! Vintage Large-Format TV Tie-In paperback companion novel released for the 1981 Golden Globe-winning PBS series, made by Granada Television in association with WNET/13 New York. It starred Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Stephane Audran, Phoebe Nicholls, Laurence Olivier, Simon Jones, Anthony Andrews, Charles Keating, Claire Bloom, and John Gielgud among many others. See my store in case I still have more titles from this series, or for other vintage paperbacks, and buy multiple titles to save on shipping! For multiple books, avoid the "Buy It Now" option. Instead, choose "Add To Cart" for each book, then go to your cart and click on the button to request an invoice. Safely packed and shipped via USPS Book Rate. If you prefer a faster method, just let me know, and I can update your order before you pay. From IMDB: Brilliantly adapted by John Mortimer from Evelyn Waugh's celebrated novel of England between the first and second World Wars, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED may be the best miniseries ever made. Smoothly and subtly directed by Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the twelve hour program is beautiful to look at, the cast is remarkable, and the story has amazing impact. The miniseries follows the novel closely, beginning near the end of World War II as Charles Ryder (Jeremy Irons) grows disdainful of military life, which he finds a study in futility--and then flashes back twenty years as Ryder recalls his relationship with the aristocratic Marchmain family, a relationship that begins when he becomes friendly with Marchmain son Sebastian Flyte (Anthony Andrews) while the two are students at Oxford. The miniseries captures perfectly a golden moment of youth--and then the gradual disillusionment brought by the passage of time. Like all great works, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED--both book and film--touches on a great many themes, most specifically an innocent type of homoeroticism, loss of innocence, alcoholism, adultery, and changing society; ultimately, however, the story is about spiritual values and how they survive in even the most unlikely of circumstances--and how God works through individuals in the most unexpected ways. The performances here are truly fine beyond description. Jeremy Irons has seldom surpassed his work here, and neither Anthony Andrews nor Dianna Quick (as Julia, Sebastian's sister) have ever bested their performances in this film. In addition to the three leads, the miniseries offers an incredible array of superior performances by John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, and Laurence Olivier; the cinematography and art design is flawless; and the score by Geoffrey Burgon is exquisite. Mortimer's script is remarkable in that it not only manages to recreate the novel, it also manages to capture the intangible, spiritual elements upon which the book plays but seldom directly references. A must-own work for any one who appreciates the best of the best; strongly, strongly recommended. * Originally, producer Derek Granger asked Anthony Andrews to play the role of Charles Ryder. Andrews, however, felt he was better suited for the part of Sebastian Flyte. Jeremy Irons, Granger's first choice for Sebastian, preferred to play Ryder, so the two actors swapped roles. * Sebastian's teddy bear, Aloysius, was based on a real one called "Archie", which belonged to writer John Betjeman, one of author Evelyn Waugh's friends from his days at Oxford University. * Laurence Olivier was offered his choice of roles in either Lord Marchmain or Edward Ryder (which ultimately went to John Gielgud). Olivier picked Lord Marchmain, but later regretted the choice as he realized that Edward Ryder was actually a much stronger role. * The ship in the storm scenes was unused footage from The Poseidon Adventure (1972). * When filming the scenes during the storm on-board the ocean liner, the small cabin sets were made to rock from side to side, but this could not be done for the much larger dining room set, so producer Derek Granger stood on a chair behind the camera and waved a stick from side to side to indicate to the cast which way to lurch and sway. * Castle Howard, which was used as the location for much of the series, was owned by George Howard, who, at the time, was the Chairman of the BBC, a rival of the network airing the series. He nonetheless agreed not only to allow his castle to be used, but served as a technical advisor, and supplied many of the props for the production, while also advising the filmmakers in ways to avoid incorrect portrayals of life in such an environment. * At the time of the series' release, it was the most expensive British television project ever made. * In December 1981, Geoffrey Burgon's theme music was released as a single and reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. It is the only piece by Burgon to have entered the mainstream pop chart. Title: Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred And Profane Memories Of Captain Charles RyderAuthor: Evelyn Waugh Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN #0-316-92634-5Cover Illustration: Photo Cover Printing: PBS Companion Edition, 1981

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