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Emma Thompson 03 Oct 2008
Emma Thompson and Matthew Goode courtesy of Nicola Dove © 2007 Miramax Films
The actress on matriarchs, adaptations and celebrity

Emma Thompson plays the matriarch Lady Marchmain in the new film of Brideshead Revisited. She talks to Jane about the importance of religion to her character in the film; adapting books onto the big screen and her own life at university.

The film Brideshead Revisited is released across the country from 3rd October


Brideshead Revisited
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