Bright Young Things (2003) Emily Mortimer Dan Aykroyd Jim Broadbent Peter OToole John Mills Stephen Fry

In the 1930s, Adam FenwickSymes (Stephen Campbell Moore) is part of the English idle class, wanting to marry the flighty Nina Blount (Mortimer). He s a novelist with a hundredpound advance for a manuscript confiscated by English customs. He spends the next several years trying to get money and to set a wedding date: he trades in gossip, wins money on wagers then gives it to a drunken major (Broadbent) who s suggested he bet on a horse in an upcoming race. Adam tries to get the money back, but can t find the major. Meanwhile, Nina needs security, friends drink too much, and general unhappiness spoils the party. Then war breaks out. Is Adam s bright youth dimming with the fall of an empire