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September 3, 2010

The past month has been fertile in period drama announcements. We haven’t been able to share them here as we usually do so we decided to to a round up post with all of them now. Some do look interesting… BOARDWALK EMPIRE – the TV series about Atlantic City in the 1920s premieres on SKY [...]

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Garrow’s Law – the 2nd series

June 9, 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. [...]

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The Three Musketeers (2011)

June 2, 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 [...]

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The Princess de Montpensier

April 25, 2010

Adapted from a short story by Madame Lafayette, La Princesse de Montpensier is set in France during the War of Religions in 1562. This is the story of Mademoiselle de Mézières who, despite her love for the duke of Guise, was forced to marry the prince de Montpensier. Soon the beautiful young woman becomes the love [...]

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Albert Nobbs and Terese Raquin

March 31, 2010

Albert Nobbs and Terese Raquin are both upcoming projects with Glenn Close who returns to period dramas. We couldn’t be happier!  Albert Nobbs Late 19th century, Ireland. A woman disguise herself as a man to be able to survive taking the name of Albert Nobbs. But her transvestism will get her in some very complicated situations… Adapted from [...]

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Jane Eyre (2011)

March 21, 2010

We first mentioned the new Jane Eyre movie adaptation when Moira Buffini was still working on the script and Ellen Paige was rumoured to be playing the lead. Now it is known that Jane Eyre will be played by Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and that Michael Fassbender (Inglorious Basterds) will be Mr Rochester. Production [...]

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Burke and Hare

March 10, 2010

William Burke and William Hare, also known as the West Port murderers, are two famous serial killers who provided the Edinburgh medical school with the dead bodies of their victims. Based in a true story set in 1827 in Edinburgh, Burke and Hare does not seem to be a story for the faint-hearted. With a brilliant cast lead by [...]

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Downton Abbey

February 25, 2010

ITV has released some information about its new period drama, Downton Abbey. Since it is authored by Julian Fellowes and the cast includes Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern we are naturally interested in watching it. Here’s a bit about the story from the press release: In 1912, England was teetering on the [...]

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More news about Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

February 11, 2010

Some more news about the cinematographic adaptation of Lisa See’s novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Zhang Ziyi is no longer part of the cast and production after some different views with the rest of the production team. Li Bingbing is now taking the leading role along with the Korean actress Gianna Jun. The [...]

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L’autre Dumas

February 9, 2010

France, 1948. Alexandre Dumas is a widely admired writer. During 13 years he and his collaborator Auguste Maquet wrote together many successeful novels as D’Artagnan, Queen Margot or even The Count of Monte Cristo. When Maquet meets the young and pretty Charlotte, he wants to make an impression and lies to her presenting himself as Dumas. After a confrontation, the [...]

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