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Bright Young Things
- Director: Stephen Fry
- Writer: Stephen Fry; Evelyn Waugh
- Producer: Chris Auty; Gina Carter
CGiii Comment
To date, Mr Fry's only sojourn into directing - and, not too impressive.
Lavish and, erm, lousy and camp.
Unworthy of your acting and writing talents Mr Fry.
Terribly sorry - dear heart.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A fool and his money. In the 1930s, Adam Fenwick-Symes (Stephen Campbell Moore) is part of the English idle class, wanting to marry the flighty Nina Blount (Emily Mortimer). He's a novelist with a one hundred-pound advance for a manuscript confiscated by English customs. He spends the next several years trying to get money and to set a wedding date. He trades in gossip, wins money on wagers, then gives it to a drunken Major (Jim Broadbent), who suggested he bet on a horse in an upcoming race. Adam tries to get the money back, but can't find the Major. Meanwhile, Nina needs security, friends drink too much, and general unhappiness spoils the party. Then war breaks out. Is Adam's bright youth dimming with the fall of an empire?
Cast & Characters
Simon McBurney as Sneath;
Michael Sheen as Miles;
Emily Mortimer as Nina Blount;
James McAvoy as Simon Balcairn;
Stephen Campbell Moore as Adam Fenwick-Symes;
Stockard Channing as Mrs. Melrose Ape;
Adrian Scarborough as Customs Officer;
Jim Carter as Chief Customs Officer;
Fenella Woolgar as Agatha;
Dan Aykroyd as Lord Monomark;
Julia McKenzie as Lottie Crump;
Bruno Lastra as Basilio;
David Tennant as Ginger Littlejohn;
Jim Broadbent as The Drunken Major;
John Franklyn-Robbins as Judge