Being a die-hard Francophile, I had often read about Jeanne du Barry, the illegitimate daughter of a seamstress who rose…
Browsing: period piece
There’s no denying that Robert Eggers likes to make atmospheric films. However, his 2019 film “The Lighthouse” didn’t really do…
“The Pale Blue Eye” (directed and written by Scott Cooper) drips with atmosphere. Set during the winter of 1830, the landscape…
Vicky Krieps: how does she do it? It’s tempting to call her effortless, since her characters tend to have such…
The first “Downton Abbey” film was a welcome surprise at the back of the beloved series; and at the end…
The latest film by acclaimed director Joe Wright harps back to a tale reminiscent of “Romeo and Juliet,” which English…
“The Cursed” opens in 1917, amidst the most heated period of World War I. After that brief interlude, it flashbacks…
“The Story of My Wife” (“A feleségem története,” original title) is a gorgeously-looking 3-hour romance epic about jealousy, amorous escapades,…
Set during the Regency/Georgian era of England in 1813, and based on the novel “The Duke And I” by Julia…
If you only see one film this month please let it be “Ammonite…”Actually, if you see one film this year…