A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to World War II.A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to World War II.A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to World War II.
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- 11 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaDame Emma Thompson threatened to quit this movie if the producers persisted in pushing actress Hayley Atwell to lose weight. Atwell said that Harvey Weinstein even insulted her over lunch by saying: "You look like a fat pig on-screen. Stop eating so much."
- GoofsAfter the dinner, at which Charles first meets Lady Marchmain, the family go to pray in the private chapel. The ladies, as Roman Catholics, would have covered their heads with a scarf or a veil.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Charles Ryder: [internal monologue] If you asked me now who I am, the only answer I could give with any certainty would be my name: Charles Ryder. For the rest: my loves, my hates, down even to my deepest desires, I can no longer say whether these emotions are my own, or stolen from those I once so desperately wished to be. On second thought, one emotion remains my own. Alone among the borrowed and the second-hand, as pure as that faith from which I am still in flight: Guilt.
Directed by the English Julian Jarrold who made "Becoming Jane", the film has many strengths. There are wonderful locations in Oxford, Venice, Morocco and above all Castle Howard in North Yorkshire standing in - as in the television version - as the eponymous country house that is almost a character in itself. The script contains some fine lines - often very cutting and very cruel. Above all, there is some accomplished acting, both from veterans Michael Gambon and Emma Thompson as Lord and Lady Marchmain and newcomers Ben Whishaw and Hayley Attwell as their son Sebastian and daughter Julia and Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder, a young artist who falls in love in different ways with both Sebastian and Julia as well as their home and style.
Sadly, however, ultimately the whole film seems somewhat pedestrian and leaves one feeling strangely cold and disconnected.
- rogerdarlington
- Oct 5, 2008
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- Also known as
- 慾望莊園
- Filming locations
- Bahia Palace, Marrakech, Morocco(hospital)
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,432,256
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $339,616
- Jul 27, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $13,451,186
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1