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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Rose Tremain (novel)
Rupert Walters (screenplay)
Release Date:
2 February 1996 (Canada) more
Tagline:
In a world of seduction and power, temptation has its price.
Plot:
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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User Comments:
An over-looked jewel, artful period piece with redemption. more (35 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Robert Merivel |
 | Sam Neill | ... | King Charles II |
 | David Thewlis | ... | John Pearce |
 | Polly Walker | ... | Celia Clemence |
 | Meg Ryan | ... | Katharine |
 | Ian McKellen | ... | Will Gates |
 | Hugh Grant | ... | Elias Finn |
 | Ian McDiarmid | ... | Ambrose |
| Mary MacLeod | ... | Midwife |
| Mark Letheren | ... | Daniel |
| Sandy McDade | ... | Hannah |
| Rosalind Bennett | ... | Eleanor |
| Willie Ross | ... | Man with Visible Heart |
| David Gant | ... | Chiffinch |
 | Benjamin Whitrow | ... | Merivel's Father |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality.
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Runtime:
117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:7 | USA:R | Canada:A
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Composer James Newton Howard's main theme is based on "Sarabande" by Georg Friedrich Händel (ca. 1705). more
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Anachronisms: A player at three-card monte reports speaks of being "even Steven". The earliest known records of both the game and the phrase are in the 19th century. more
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In 1660 Charles II was restored to the English Throne ending 11 years of Oliver Cromwell's bleak Puritan rule. Thus began the age of Restoration. It was an era of scientific discovery, artistic exploration and luxurious sensuality.
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It was also a time of natural disasters and archaic medical practices. Science was pitted against superstition. This is the story of one man's journey through the light and dark of those times.
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Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-03)" (2007) more
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"Restoration" is an overlooked jewel of a movie, a fascinating and atmospheric journey to another time and place. Robert Downey, Jr. is outstanding as a young physician who develops depth and compassion. The music, costumes and settings are full of rich detail. While Meg Ryan's character as an insane Irish girl was perhaps a bit overwrought, I found little to fault in the movie. I have seen it three times and enjoy it thoroughly each time. I'm sorry I missed it on the big screen. Interesting scenes portraying 17th century medical practice, the plague, the Great Fire of London. Not for the squeamish, but not overly violent either.