Guest blogger

Shutter Island (2010)

March 29, 2010

“You’ll never leave this island.” Martin Scorsese’s latest movie “Shutter Island” wouldn’t usually be part of Lights, Camera… History! because it is set in 1954. I asked to write/publish this review because it is one of the best movies I have seen so far this year. Maybe I can get some of you to take [...]

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Pope Joan (2009)

November 6, 2009

Die Päpstin (Germany) La papessa (Italy) La papisa (Spain) Runtime: 149 min (not one boring minute)   A woman as pope, the highest rank in the catholic church? For 1200 years the legend of Joan’s existence hasn’t died. In a world were Christianity was reducing a woman’s role to homemaker and mother a brave woman [...]

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The Princes In The Tower by Charleybrown (Period Drama Challenge)

July 24, 2009

About Charleybrown… Hi, I’m “Charleybrown” and I started blogging a year and a half ago. I began innocently with collecting information about my favourite period films and it’s now become a full-blown obsession, discovering new movies and great friends along the way! My favourite thing is introducing someone to a great drama that they haven’t [...]

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St. Ives and The Duellists by Teje Ellis (Period Drama Challenge)

July 22, 2009

About Teje Ellis… In 1955 my family went to Paris. I was 7 years old, and that’s when my love of history and all the trappings that go with it began. At first it was Marie-Antoinette and Napoleon, and as I grew older my interests in history expanded. I read all the historical fiction I [...]

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The Affair of the Necklace by Becky (Period Drama Challenge)

July 20, 2009

About Becky… My name is Becky, at One Literature Nut.  I teach high school English full time, and teach online literature courses part time.  While teaching English and literature is my profession, I have a real love and passion for reading and history.  In the end, how can you separate history from the stories that [...]

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Charlotte Gray by Maria Grazia (Period Drama Challenge)

July 16, 2009

About Maria Grazia… I’m a teacher of English Language and Literature in Italy. I was born, live and work in a small town near Rome. I love my job and … reading, collecting DVDs and watching them of course, especially costume movies and dramas. Then I also like Art, music and blogging. I started blogging [...]

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