Basil (1998)
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Based on a Victorian novel by Wilkie Collins, Basil is a British-made costume drama that ended up on cable and home video. Jared Leto plays Basil, a well-to-do young aristocrat with an uptight Victorian father (Derek Jacobi). He befriends the mysterious gentleman John Mannion (Christian Slater) and… More Based on a Victorian novel by Wilkie Collins, Basil is a British-made costume drama that ended up on cable and home video. Jared Leto plays Basil, a well-to-do young aristocrat with an uptight Victorian father (Derek Jacobi). He befriends the mysterious gentleman John Mannion (Christian Slater) and falls in love with the lower-class girl Julia Sherwin (Claire Forlani). His father is upset about his questionable choices and threatens to disown him, thereby renouncing his birthright to inherit Windemere Manor. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 42 min.
- Directed By
- Radha Bharadwaj
- Written By
- Radha Bharadwaj
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 4, 2003
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Next time the actors might ask to see a script first
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