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Bright Young Things (2003) -- An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies," is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.
Bright Young Things (2003) -- An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies," is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.
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User Rating:
6.6/10   2,361 votes
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Director:
Stephen Fry
Writers:
Stephen Fry (screenplay)
Evelyn Waugh (novel)
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Release Date:
3 October 2003 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | War more
Tagline:
Sex... Scandal... Celebrity... Some things never change.
Plot:
An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies," is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
10 nominations more
User Comments:
A must-see more (59 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Simon McBurney ... Sneath (Photo-Rat)

Michael Sheen ... Miles

Emily Mortimer ... Nina Blount

James McAvoy ... Simon Balcairn
Stephen Campbell Moore ... Adam Fenwick-Symes

Stockard Channing ... Mrs. Melrose Ape
Adrian Scarborough ... Customs Officer
Jim Carter ... Chief Customs Officer
Fenella Woolgar ... Agatha

Dan Aykroyd ... Lord Monomark
Julia McKenzie ... Lottie Crump
Bruno Lastra ... Basilio

David Tennant ... Ginger Littlejohn

Jim Broadbent ... The Drunken Major
John Franklyn-Robbins ... Judge
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some drug use.
Runtime:
106 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
The last feature film of Sir John Mills more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: A television aerial can be seen on the right hand rooftops in the external shot of the hotel that Adam and Nina stay at. more
Quotes:
Simon Balcairn: [Telling his fake news story] The most shocking orgy since the days of Sodom and Gomorrah rocked society last night.
Typist: Hold the presses, get down to compositing. Now.
Simon Balcairn: The vulgar evangelist, Mrs. Melrose Ape, proudly revealed that her angels were no more than underage adornments on sale to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, tears coursing down her face, the honorable Agatha... , whose repulsive liason with the Prime Minister shocked the nation this week, bewailed her, quote: "Ruined, bogus, vapid, bogus, and worthless life," unquote.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#2.10)" (2002) more
Soundtrack:
In A Monestary Garden more

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33 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
A must-see, 1 August 2004
Author: Eren Kotan from London, England

What a fantastic movie, delightfully charming, unrelentingly affable and irresistibly likable. Brilliant acting, excellent realisation and direction; this movie was a joy to watch. A bittersweet love story interwoven with a hilarious array of eccentric English upper class characters from the early 20th century.

Watch out for many faces in small but unforgettable parts, I especially adored Dan Aykroyd's, Michael Sheen's and Jim Broadbent's characters. Fenella Woolgar was also perfect and immensely likable in her role as the dazed and confused but eternally cheerful and optimistic eccentric. Emily Mortimer was flawless as the English rose stuck between marrying money or sticking with her penniless true love. There was palpable chemistry between her and Stephen Campbell Moore's character, which made the whole story work for me.

And of course Peter O'Toole steals the film with barely five minutes of total screen time, but that's the kind of talent he was gifted with. Watch it if you enjoy witty dialogue, period pieces and don't you dare miss it if you're a Stephen Fry fan. He is a very funny man and his direction which remains always affectionate towards the characters he's portraying in his movie, was impressive given he's better known as an actor and writer.

If you liked this movie, you would also like:

- Enchanted April - A Month By The Lake - Widows Peak - In The Bleak Midwinter - A Room With A View

All of these are in my list of top ten favourite films of all time. Bright Young Things just misses the mark to join them, but it's definitely in my top twenty.

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