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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

31 August 2009

The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of our all time favorite books. The story of this corrupted young man who wanted to stay young and beautiful forever is fascinating. We first watched the 1945 version several years ago not long after reading the book for the first time.
Lord Henry Hotton arrives to the house [...]

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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

17 August 2009

Champaner, India, 1893, . Waiting anxiously for the monsoon, the peasants of a small village are getting worried about the upcoming tax payment, lagaan, imposed by the British. When the villagers ask the officers for a delay, the arrogant and despicable British officer, Captain Russell, sees an occasion to humiliate the villagers even more and [...]

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El Rey Pasmado and Belle Époque

27 April 2009

El Rey Pasmado (The Dumbfounded King)

Spain, 17th century. While leaving the bed of the well known courtesan Marfisa, the young King Phillip IV (Gabino Diego) contemplates her body. It’s the first time he sees a naked woman. Completely dumbfounded, he then decides he must see also his queen in the same lack of attiring. Of [...]

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Pan's Labyrinth

9 April 2009

Pan’s Labyrinth was one of our favorite movies of 2006 and we got the chance to see it again some days ago.
Spain 1944. Ofélia, a 12 year old girl is travelling with her pregnant mother to their new home. Her stepfather, the severe Captain Vidal, was appointed to a new post in the mountains where [...]

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Best of 2008 and Upcoming Projects

31 December 2008

The end of the year is fast approaching and it’s time to list the best historical movies movies and TV series we saw in the last twelve months. We decided not to consider only productions of 2008 but every movie and TV series we saw and commented here on the blog during this year. There [...]

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Some favorite French movies and series

8 December 2008

We always try in this blog to talk about non anglophone series and movies and this was one of our main goals for this year. This time, we decide to make a little post about some favorite French period dramas.
In some cases, it was not easy to find videos and even pictures was a hard [...]

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