Basil (1998)

A lonely young aristocrat in turn-of the century England stuggles to meet the approval of his over-bearing, class-conscious father while trying to please the selfish woman he loves.

Director:

Radha Bharadwaj

Writers:

Radha Bharadwaj, Wilkie Collins (novel)

Stars:

Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Claire Forlani

Cast

Credited cast:
Christian Slater	...	John Mannion
Jared Leto	...	Basil
Claire Forlani	...	Julia Sherwin
Derek Jacobi	...	Father Frederick
David Ross	...	Mr. Sherwin
Crispin Bonham-Carter	...	Ralph
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephanie Bagshaw	...	Emma Mannion
Jenny Downham	...	Anna, Ralph's Wife
Ann Louise Grimshaw	...	Knitting Nurse
Sarah Hadland	...	Windmere House Chambermaid
Carli Harris	...	Young Clara Fairfax
Joanna John	...	Mother Agnes
Georgiana Johnson	...	Young Clara
Jackson Leach	...	Young Basil
Glenn Marks	...	Tramp

Storyline

Based on a little known Willkie Colins novel, Basil is the story of a man called Basil who falls in love with and marries Margarate Sherwin. What he doesn't know is that a friend of hers, John Mannion, has been having an affair with her to seek revenge on Basils brother Ralph who had an affair with his sister and died in an abortion atempt.

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Plot Keywords:

love | aristocrat | abortion | revenge | friend | 

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Taglines:

Someone With Everything.....Has Everything To Lose

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a scene involving abortion

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 1998 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Basils Liebe

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showcareer Limited Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Father Frederick: Make-believe is never harmless.

User Reviews

Nothing wrong with this movie

It's a tempting story about lust, deception, revenge and obsession. Nothing's wrong with this movie, the three eye catching main cast were doing fine for the film, but the story itself just lack the passion of becoming a powerful drama.

After the fast and intriguing pace from the midway of the movie until the edge, the movie was washed off by a poorly executed climax which made it ended up so cliché. It's not a mainstream ending but at the same time looks so lame and motiveless. Too bad.

But again I think this is still a better romantic thriller film than most teenage romantic movie you'll find everywhere this day. But it was surely a movie only to watch when you're in the mood.