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Apr 27, 2005 · Brief Synopsis. Read More. A portrait of a fast, furious, and decadent era that follows the exploits of a group of young aristocrats, slavishly followed by the tabloid press, who refer to them as "bright young things." At the center of the circle is Adam, who runs with a pack of glittering socialites; he embrace every innovat.
Aug 11, 2004 · How clever of actor Stephen Fry (Wilde): He makes his debut as a director by adapting Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel Vile Bodies — about gossipy, fashion and sex-obsessed British party animals ...
The difficult part of reviewing something you love, in this case for me the movie Bright Young Things, is that one tends to have rather a lopsided view. So, that being said, I probably do have a lopsided view, but after having watched this movie again recently, I was reminded why I enjoy it so much.
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It is 1929 and they are known to the press, who follow their every move, as the 'Bright Young Things'. Eccentric, wild and party loving, Adam and his friends shock the establishment in their endless search for newer and faster sensations - new 'fads' such as gramophone records and the telephone.
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure ...
Aug 21, 2004 · The British actor and author adds director to his resume with Bright Young Things, a period piece set in London between the world wars. The film adapts Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel Vile Bodies.
Adam Symes: “ Masked Parties, savage parties, Victorian parties, Greek parties, Wild west parties, Russian parties, circus parties, parties where you have to dress as somebody else, almost naked parties, and St. John’s wood parties and flats, and studios, and ships, and hotels, and night clubs, and swimming baths, and windmills...Dances in London are so dull.
