Bright Young Things (2003)

Based on VILE BODIES, the novel by Evelyn Waugh, this colorful trifle is set in 1920s London at the height of its raucous swing era, when society balls and bacchanalian behavior were all the rage. Adam (Stephen Campbell Moore) is a young, carefree writer whose circle of eccentric friends keep him out at parties all night long. Wild costumes, dancing, cocktails, cocaine, and positively "divine" company make a life of neverending revelry totally attainable. While Adam never seems to have a dime in his pocket, he does not seem to care. The only thing he risks is the opportunity to marry his glamorous sweetheart Nina...
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(Emily Mortimer) whose father insists she wed for financial gain. In an effort to appease Nina and her father, Adam gleans a few dollars from his job as a gossip columnist, until his intimidating boss (Dan Aykroyd) fires him for inventing fashion trends. But every dollar makes is lost within no time at all on whimsical materialistic purchases and risky endeavors such as betting on horses. Finally the war starts, bringing the decadence to a disturbing halt and forcing Adam to finally sober up. A quaint period piece full of jumping Charleston music and stylish suits and gowns, Stephen Fry's BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS is light and easily digestible entertainment.
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British writer/actor Stephen Fry makes his feature-film debut with the witty, sophisticated comedy Bright Young Things, adapted from Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel Vile Bodies. Set in London during the '30s, this stylish period film follows an ensemble cast of well-dressed and highly literate partygoers. Aspiring writer Adam Fenwick-Symes (stage actor Stephen Campbell Moore) loses the manuscript of his first novel when traveling through customs. He then sets out to raise enough money to marry his sweetheart, Nina Blount (Emily Mortimer), the daughter of a colonel (Peter O'Toole). All in the name of love, Adam seeks fu...
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nding through a constant stream of parties, meetings, and conversations with eccentric acquaintances. Cameo appearances are made by the likes of Dan Aykroyd, Simon Callow, and Stockard Channing. Bright Young Things was shown at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival.
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De jonge Adam (Stephen Cambell Moore) maakt deel uit van een groepje excentriekelingen dat constant op zoek is naar nieuwere en snellere sensaties. Adam is tot over zijn oren verliefd op de mooie maar koele Nina (Emily Mortimer). Hij heeft goede connecties en komt op de juiste feestjes maar is in tegenstelling tot de rest helemaal platzak. Om met Nina te trouwen heeft hij geld nodig. Hij lijkt een geluksavond te hebben wanneer hij met een weddenschap veel geld wint. Adam geeft het bedrag aan een mysterieuze dronken majoor (Jim Broadbent) die belooft zijn geld in te zetten bij de paardenraces. Al snel blijkt dat d...
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e majoor er met het geld vandoor is en Adam is weer platzak. In de tussentijd heeft Nina, die toe is aan wat stabiliteit, een huwelijksaanzoek van een oude schoolvriend geaccepteerd. Wat volgt is een bijna onmogelijke jacht op het verdwenen geld en zijn geliefde Nina.
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