Is anyone else a sucker for period pieces / historical dramas?

[52-80 19206]

or basically anything movie and film set in times WW2 and prior?  fictional or real-based

some ive enjoyed recently:

 

The Last Kingdom (TV... sort of alternate to Vikings)

The Duellists (supposedly one of the most realistic portrayals of fencing and swordfighting)

Mongol (not a great film per se but I enjoy the subject)

The New World (decenttttt)

 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19130]

Yes.  I love them.  

The Last Kingdom is amazing.

I also love Versailles (Waiting on the final season, season 3).

The Tudors was probably the one that got me hooked first from a series perspective.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

Absolutely and not just pre-WW2 either.

 

Loved Downton Abbey, Deutschland 83, The Tudors, Peaky Blinders, The Crown, Band of Brothers, Pacific and my all time favorite is probably John Adams.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2018 by SimonBolivar

[Drew 2500]

I definitely am. Sci Fi and Historical/Period are my jam.

[52-80 19206]

7 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

The Tudors was probably the one that got me hooked first from a series perspective.

Yes! And it's got that smirking whore from highgarden

[Dutch 4474]

Wolf Hall, on Amazon Prime. Wonderfully done period series from BBC/Masterpiece Theatre about Tudor England.  The sets, the costumes, the score, exquisitely acted ...I cannot recommend it highly enough.

[Post Oak 20254]

Absolutely.  PBS and BBC do them better than anyone.  

I wish there was more of an emphasis on that here.

[RPM 26329]

I love a well done period piece if it's an interesting story. Now if it's a politically correct re-imaging of history, I'm out. But reasonably authentic with attention to detail and I'm in.

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

PBS and BBC do them better than anyone.

Gotta throw HBO in there, too.

[WhatTheBuck 28794]

Isn't every movie set in some period, real or imagined?

[52-80 19206]

5 hours ago, Dutch said:

Wolf Hall, on Amazon Prime. Wonderfully done period series from BBC/Masterpiece Theatre about Tudor England.  The sets, the costumes, the score, exquisitely acted ...I cannot recommend it highly enough.

A bit of a show burn, this one.  Felt slogged trying to get through ep1 and ep2

[Bama Llama 1450]

I enjoyed the attention to period detail and class-distinct manners of speaking in Turn: Washington's Spies.  The actor who portrayed GW looked as if he just walked off the front of a dollar bill.  Several other excellent casting choices.  Historical adventures, count me in, from Rapa Nui to Dunkirk.  Barry Lyndon would be an example of how to transport a viewer through history.

[52-80 19206]

barry lyndon is fun as hell

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

On 12/1/2018 at 7:10 AM, Bama Llama said:

I enjoyed the attention to period detail and class-distinct manners of speaking in Turn: Washington's Spies.  The actor who portrayed GW looked as if he just walked off the front of a dollar bill.  Several other excellent casting choices.  Historical adventures, count me in, from Rapa Nui to Dunkirk.  Barry Lyndon would be an example of how to transport a viewer through history.

I'm one of those nerds who always pays attention to historical accuracy with regards to costume and especially guns, so I always appreciate it when they pay close attention to that kind of stuff. Simcoe was an excellent villain.

[Bama Llama 1450]

11 hours ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

. Simcoe was an excellent villain.

And Simcoe's quasi-falsetto voice only added to the menace.  You're right, an excellent, vicious villain.  His superior, Major Hewlett, who had the hots for lovely Anna, was a very sympathetic character.  This series really brought the Revolutionary War to life.

[tantric superman 4667]

If it's a good movie/series it's a good movie series.

[RPM 26329]

On 12/4/2018 at 2:25 PM, 52-80 said:

barry lyndon is fun as hell

I must be an outlier. I've tried several times to watch Barry Lyndon and never make it all the way. I know it's considered a Kubrick masterpiece and has some incredible cinematography, but it just bores me to death. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

I don't think Frankenstein Chronicles has been mentioned yet. Season 1 was fantastic, and season 2 was pretty good as well.

[gecko 1104]

Wife and I are powering through Downton Abbey now.  How did I manage to miss this?  Maggie Smith character has us both laughing.

Sort of a "period film" but try streaming "The Durrells in Corfu"....its a British comedy.  Keeley Hawes' character makes the show.  Very well done.  Be sure to start from the beginning.

I've mentioned it elsewhere but "The Collection" is a great post-war Paris fashion industry piece.  Great acting.

"Alias Grace" is good as well.

Edited January 27, 2019 by gecko

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

The PBS adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse' Wooster and Geeves with Hugh Laurie and Steven Frye.

[seven 1367]

On 12/4/2018 at 2:25 PM, 52-80 said:

barry lyndon is fun as hell

Watched this recently as it was the only Kubrick film I hadn't seen. Loved it. 

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

On 11/30/2018 at 11:03 AM, SimonBolivar said:

Absolutely and not just pre-WW2 either.

 

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Boardwalk Empire

Loved Turn! also.

Hell on Wheels

Deadwood

 

yeah, i like the historical pieces a little bit...

Edited January 27, 2019 by slorch

[Sbbruin 21865]

On 11/30/2018 at 9:03 AM, SimonBolivar said:

Absolutely and not just pre-WW2 either.

 

Loved Downton Abbey, Deutschland 83, The Tudors, Peaky Blinders, The Crown, Band of Brothers, Pacific and my all time favorite is probably John Adams.

 

 

Loved the John Adams miniseries

[RPM 26329]

Turn on AMC wasn't bad.

[Firemans4Horn 18118]

Some not mentioned (I think they should be available on Netflix or amazon prime): 

The Bletchley Circle

Poldark

Foyle’s War

Island at War

 

[RedDirtTexan 209]

5 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Loved the John Adams miniseries

Hell yeah. It's a tradition we watch it over July 4th. "Jefferson lives!" 

[Michael Knight 12989]

On 12/5/2018 at 7:49 PM, RPM said:

I must be an outlier. I've tried several times to watch Barry Lyndon and never make it all the way. I know it's considered a Kubrick masterpiece and has some incredible cinematography, but it just bores me to death. 

It suffers from Ryan Oneal

[Michael Knight 12989]

Is the Americans considered a period piece

[RPM 26329]

50 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

Is the Americans considered a period piece

Absolutely

[NeverMarryAStripper 21913]

Dr. Zhivago is a must see

[gecko 1104]

See Poldark mentioned above. It isn’t the best one out there but not a bad way to kill an hour on a Sunday evening.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

9 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Loved the John Adams miniseries

They created those sets in the county just one over from ours, out in the middle of a corn field. Very weird to walk thru a fake harbor, and ship sitting in the middle of a field.

[RPM 26329]

4 hours ago, Hot Chick said:

Black Adder

Every one of them.

[Post Oak 20254]

21 hours ago, gecko said:

Wife and I are powering through Downton Abbey now.  How did I manage to miss this?  Maggie Smith character has us both laughing.

Sort of a "period film" but try streaming "The Durrells in Corfu"....its a British comedy.  Keeley Hawes' character makes the show.  Very well done.  Be sure to start from the beginning.

I've mentioned it elsewhere but "The Collection" is a great post-war Paris fashion industry piece.  Great acting.

"Alias Grace" is good as well.

One of my favorite lines ever

 

[gecko 1104]

Finished Downton Abbey last night (finally).  It got a little tedious at the end.  I was really disappointed the zombied corpses of Cybil and Matthew didn't show up just as they were all signing auld lang syne 

Edited March 12, 2019 by gecko

[thunderlounge 7894]

Rome. 

[bamachine 1231]

When the period is the 70's or 80's, hell yeah.

[ousuxndallas 65]

Babylon Berlin.

[DallasGatr 216]

Babylon Berlin.

Greatness


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[MillerEP 30492]

I'm a huge fan. I've watched the majority of what has been posted already, but now I have some new ones to look into.

[notre dame joe 191]

Murdoch Mysteries.  Love those proper ladies in hats.

[atomheartbevo 89762]

On 3/20/2019 at 11:59 AM, thunderlounge said:

Rome. 

1234.  Wish with them reviving Deadwood, they would consider Rome.  

[Player 4575]

Is Taboo ever coming back for season 2, or is Hardy too busy?

[idigTexas 2289]

I found Rome to be a little disappointing, but that is likely because I did not watch it until about a year ago, and had been spoiled by GoT.  If Rome had the same resources that have been put into GoT, it would have been much better. 

I'm a huge fan of all the period dramas, even if they are glorified soap operas. 

[Post Oak 20254]

2 hours ago, Player said:

Is Taboo ever coming back for season 2, or is Hardy too busy?

Good question. I hope so 

[lateshow 1304]

On 3/25/2019 at 9:30 AM, Post Oak said:

Good question. I hope so 

Last I saw, it was going to go into production late this year or early 2020. Enough time for people to have totally forgotten season 1. 

[gecko 1104]

Plowing through Wolf Hall now....very well acted.  Interior sets are first rate, however, exteriors look too manicured to be 16th century.....all in all, if you like period films/series, I would recommend it.

[babysdaddy 2725]

The Cold Blue.  Should be pretty bad ass

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmwm4VPW7RY

[Post Oak 20254]

Just started Poldark.  It's good. Not great.  I'm 3 eps in and enjoy it.  The redhead is smoke.

 

[Post Oak 20254]

So poldark is more romance novel than was wanting.  I'm out.

Still smitten with the redhead tho