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Basil (1998)

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Directed by
Radha Bharadwaj

Written by
Radha Bharadwaj, Wilkie Collins

Cast
Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Stephanie Bagshaw, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Jenny Downham [more]


DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 4, 2003

Budget $10,000,000

MPAA Rating
Rated R for a scene involving abortion.

Running Time
1 hour, 53 minutes

Country UK

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 Synopses for Basil (1998)
1.  Someone with everything...has everything to lose.

Big-screen favorites Christian Slater (Hard Rain, Broken Arrow), Jared Leto (Urban Legend, Switchback) and Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black, The Rock) are the hot stars in this powerful story of passion, betrayal and revenge! Basil (Leto) is a sheltered young Englishman willing to risk his fortune and place in society for the friendship of a commoner (Slater) and the love of a strikingly beautiful...but darkly mysterious...woman (Forlani). His newfound happiness is shattered, however, with the devastating discovery that all he holds dear is a cruel deception! With a terrific cast giving truly memorable performances-you'll be riveted as the intrigue only deepens when Basil faces his family's darkest secrets while coming to terms with his past!  
  
70%
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2.A bitter tale of love and betrayal. Leto is Basil, a turn-of-the-century English lad who is under the intense scrutinization of his bitter father. He befriends John Mannion (Slater), a mysterious stranger who saves him from drowning one day. Mannion introduces Basil to Julia Sherwin (Forlani), a beautiful, aloof young woman with whom he immediately falls in love. In the heat of passion, he promises his inheritance to her, but eventually learns that he was being deceived all along. Drastic events unfold, forcing Basil to mature and take responsibility for his prior actions.   
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