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 ...
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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 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
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Jared Leto, Christian Slater, Claire Forlani, Derek Jacobi. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 102 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.33: 1. Originally released: 1998.
Most people do not enjoy period pieces, but I enjoy them immensely and really enjoyed this story which was adapted from a book of the same name, written by Wilkie Collins in1852.