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Restoration
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by Miramax
Sales Rank: 13954
Price: $9.99
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Meg Ryan (KATE AND LEOPOLD) and Robert Downey Jr. (WONDER BOYS) head a superb cast of stars in this stylish and provocative story of love, power, and seduction! Robert Merivel (Downey) is a young man who seems to have everything until a passionate affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. But it's only after losing it all that Merivel discovers who he really is and -- with the love of a beautiful woman (Ryan) -- becomes the man he never dreamed he could be! Also featuring Sam Neill (JURASSIC PARK) and Hugh Grant (NOTTING HILL), this critically acclaimed and entertaining motion picutre won two 1995 Academy Awards(R) for Best Achievement in Art Direction and Costume Design.
Viewer Reviews
I enjoyed this movie, though it took a while before the film came to have any meaning or direction. At first this movie seems like it will be a raunchy, drunken, orgy film with the main character, Robert Merivel, gaining acceptance into the royal household of King Charles II of England. A physician, he saves the king's dog then becomes a drunken boor at court.
Chalres uses Robert for a dupe then Robert is cast out of court when he defies the king's wish. He ends up doctoring lunatics. It is at this point where the film takes on life. Eventually Robert's companion gives birth to a daughter then dies. Robert takes the daughter to London where the plague is ravaging. Then the fire of London happens. In the end, Robert is restored to some of his former acceptance at the court of the king again.
This film is a decent portrayal of restroation England, though this should not be confused with the film's title. Charles II is a supporting role, not the lead. We see Robert Merivel's rise and fall and restoration. Do not get history from films, the old saying goes. But if you like historical fiction, this film is worth a look.
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