Claire Forlani - Basil
Plot Summary
Basil is a Victorian era romantic mystery based on Wilke
Collins' gothic suspense novel. Jared Leto plays
Basil, a wealthy young man in Victorian England. Basil falls in love with
Julia Sherwin (Claire Forlani), a mysterious working-class woman.
With the help of his friend John Mannion (Christian
Slater), Basil secretly marries Julia, but their marriage falls
apart after Basil discovers a terrible secret in Julia's life. Basil's
stern father (Derek Jacobi) then disowns him and
throws him out into the streets of London. It is there that Basil
discovers that John is in the center of a dangerous plot of revenge against
Basil's family.
Claire's Role
Claire plays Julia Sherwin, a myserious, sensuous woman from a
working-class family who is Basil's love interest.
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