The Period Drama Challenge ended in the beginning of July and now it’s time to acknowledge everyone who participated. You can find the list of participants and what they watched here. We highlighted the first review of every participant, who contacted us here at Lights, Camera… History!, and through your lists we found many titles to add to our TBS pile. We can only say thanks to all who joined us in this challenge, we had great fun doing it and we hope you did too!!
 
If you haven’t finished all your reviews – sometimes it takes a lot more time to write the review than to watch the movie – you have till the end of August to do it. Just send us a message and we’ll add the links to our participants page.

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pillars

(image from allocine.fr)

The date approaches for the premiere of one of our most anticipated series this year. The Pillars of the Earth, based on the novel by Ken Follet, will be aired on TV on July 23rd. While we wait we thought of sharing some videos with you!

Trailer:

Preview:

Behind the Scenes:

Official website: http://www.the-pillars-of-the-earth.tv/

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1453159/

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Dragonwyck (1946)

21 June 2010

The story starts in 1844, Connecticut in a farm who belongs to the Wells, a God-fearing and modest family who are satisfied with their fate. All except for the 18 years old, Miranda, the older daughter. The girl dreams of a completely different life from the one she has, always fussing about her physical appearance [...]

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Garrow’s Law – the 2nd series

9 June 2010

Last year we really enjoyed watching Garrow’s Law which we reviewed here. We have been reading here and there about a possible second series and finally it has been confirmed by the legal and historical consultant of the series. It’s not an official BBC announcement though but we have high hopes that that will come soon.
The [...]

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The Three Musketeers (2011)

2 June 2010

It has recently been brought to our attention that there are two different adaptations of Alexandre Dumas’  The Three Musketeers in the works. One by director Doug Liman and Warner Bros. and the other by Paul Anderson in 3-D.
The cast for the Anderson movie has been announced just last month and includes some familiar names: [...]

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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)

30 May 2010

Set in Paris 1912, this is the first movie about the intrepid and adventurous young journalist and novelist Adèle Blanc-Sec. We first see her in Egypt trying to find a particular mummy that she needs to bring her sister alive, victim of an accident when she was younger. At the same time in Paris, a [...]

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Robin Hood (2010)

20 May 2010

“Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions”
 
After 10 years fighting with Richard Lionheart in the Crusades, Robin Longstride decides to return to England when the King dies suddenly in France. In his way, he surprises an ambush planned for the Lionheart by his enemies who thought he was still alive. He promises to the [...]

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More about The Princesse de Montpensier

18 May 2010

A few weeks ago we talked about Bertrand Tavernier’s new movie, The Princess de Montpensier. The movie was presented a couple of days ago at Cannes and earned many positive reviews becoming one of the favorites for the “Palme d’Or”. The release date in France is scheduled for the 10th November and meanwhile we wanted to share some [...]

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Jane Eyre (1973)

9 May 2010

Another Jane Eyre adaptation, this time from 1973 and starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston in the leading roles. It is the third one I watch, after the 2006 and the 1983 series, and it’s difficult not to keep comparing them.
I thought this was the most theatrical of the three, which is easily explained because [...]

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Henry VIII (2003)

30 April 2010

With a well known cast that includes Ray Winstone, Emilia Fox, Assumpta Serna, Charles Dance, David Suchet, Mark Strong and Helena Bonham-Carter among others, Henry VIII is a miniseries depicting the life of the mentioned king and his six wives.
Although there are certain flaws I must confess that I was glued to the TV screen [...]

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