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Mrs. Brown / Her Majesty Mrs. Brown (1997)

June 4, 2009
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After Prince Albert’s death, Queen Victoria shut herself completely from the world. Leaving London and her royal duties, she seeks refuge in Osborne House (the royal family summer house) in the isle of Wright. Dressed in heavy black clothes, she took pleasure in nothing and actually didn’t allow any feisty behaviors in her household. John [...]

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The Young Victoria (2009)

June 2, 2009
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The story starts during Victoria’s childhood in Kensington Palace. Her education is in the hands of her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her conniving and arrogant secretary Sir John Conroy. The young princess lives isolated from everything and everyone, especially from her father’s family. Being the heiress of the throne of England and underage, [...]

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Blog Awards

April 20, 2009

Today we want to acknowledge some awards that this blog has received. It’s always rewarding to know that our work  is appreciated and both Janicu (we are terribly late in responding to this award) and Annie had really nice and kind things to say about us: Janicu from Janicu’s Book Blog who gave us a [...]

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Welcome Guest Blogger

April 13, 2009

After welcoming Zeek last year, we now have the pleasure of welcoming another guest reviewer. Whitelady, who is usually found at her own blogs Este Meu Cantinho and My Little Corner, has agreed to share with us and our readers some of her reviews on period dramas. We already took a peek at her first review, which [...]

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Recycling – Fashionable Even in Period Dramas

November 5, 2008

One of the things most mentioned when we’re talking about period dramas is the costumes. In fact period dramas are sometimes known as costume dramas so you can see how important that department is. We still remember the news earlier this year when a fire destroyed part of Tess of The Uberville’s wardrobe and they [...]

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Welcome Guest Reviewer!

July 19, 2008

This blog was always meant to be a meeting place for all those who share our passion for historical movies and where everyone could express their opinions and give their best recommendations. Today, we’ll have our first guest reviewer – Zeek. She shares our interest for period drama and movies in general and you can [...]

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Admire "The Duchess"

July 18, 2008

Here’s the poster for The Duchess who will be released the 5th September in the UK (release dates). For more information, you can always read our news post about this movie. Now, do you like it ? Do you think it will convince you to see the movie (in case you are not a Keira Knightley [...]

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The Miss Marples: McEwan and MacKenzie

July 9, 2008

ITV seems to have a trend in recent times of adapting old stories and give them a new look (think of the Austen adaptations) and they have done just that with the Miss Marple TV series. They have given it new settings, brighter colors and even, in one case or another, almost new storylines. Although [...]

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The Miss Marples: Hickson

July 7, 2008

Joan Hickson is for us the embodiment of the perfect Miss Marple. She looks old and sweet, a somewhat prim and harmless lady, always with a very innocent but sharp look. It’s fascinating how, without really seeming to mean it, she can extract information from the more resistant victim. We, and the other characters, are [...]

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The Miss Marples: Rutherford, Hayes & Lansbury

July 6, 2008

  It was during the 60s that Miss Marple was first adapted to the screen. From 1962 to 64 four Miss Marple movies were made featuring Margaret Rutherford as the main character.   The titles are Murder She Said, Murder at the Gallop, Murder Most Foul and Murder Ahoy! Murder Ahoy isn’t based on any of [...]

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