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Brideshead Revisited   2008         PG-13, 134 min. Genre: Drama Director: Julian Jarrold   Cast: Matthew Goode, Emma Thompson, Thomas Morrison, Anna Madeley, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi, Ed Stoppard, Felicity Jones, Patrick Malahide, Joseph Beattie, Rita Davies, Richard Teverson, Niall Buggy   Middle-class, Oxford student Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) is invited to visit the aristocratic, grand estate, Brideshead. The invitation comes from his aristocratic friend Sebastian (Ben Whishaw) who has fallen love with Charles and wants him to visit his home. But, the visit is called short when Sebastian learns that his domineering, Catholic mother, Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson), is returning, and he is sure that she will disapprove of Charles' atheism. Later, Charles receives a cable from Sebastian who has hurt his foot and needs care. He invites Charles back to revisit Brideshead. This time, Charles meets and falls in love with Sebastian's sister Julia (Hayley Atwell), an emotional triangle develops, and Charles cannot resist his infatuation with Brideshead. Cast Matthew Goode Charles Ryder Emma Thompson Lady Marchmain Thomas Morrison Hooper Anna Madeley Celia Ryder Ben Whishaw Sebastian Flyte Hayley Atwell Julia Flyte Michael Gambon Lord Marchmain Greta Scacchi Cara Ed Stoppard Bridley Flyte Felicity Jones Lady Cordelia Flyte Patrick Malahide Edward Ryder Joseph Beattie Anthony Blanche Rita Davies Nanny Hawkins Richard Teverson Cousin Jasper Niall Buggy Father Mackay