The top 10 list from this article and of course some of my commentary:
1:Downton Abbey: I know, I know...I am the English Lit major who has never read Shakespeare.
2:The Crown: My bonnet filter.
3:Poldark: I get my fill of Georgian at Colonial Williamsburg.
4:Firth/Ehle Pride and Prejudice: My daughter is going to read P&P for AP English Lit. I am re-watching with her and my wife. They are swallowed the bait hook, line and sinker.
5:Atonement: My bonnet filter.
6: The French Lieutenant's Woman: I watched a long time ago. Forget about it.
7: Brideshead Revisited: Some freeepers screamed bloody murder when this was excluded from a previous list.
8: Life is Beautiful: Fuggedaboutit.
9: Bright Star: Never heard of this one before.
10: A Room With A View: I do remember seeing this decades ago.
Barry Lyndon
Sense and Sensibility
The Duellists
Shakespeare In Love
I don’t know why so many people think TV shows are superior to films nowadays. TV shows are not designed to end, only to go on and on until ratings determine it’s time to whip up an unsatisfying ending.
Deadwood
Not many have probably seen “Piece of Cake” 1988 UK mini series. Recommended but not easy to find.
Synopsis;
Following the lives and loves of the men of RAF Hornet Squadron who are transferred to France at the outbreak of World War II in September 1939.
There is something comforting about a period drama. Perhaps it’s the escapism...
I don’t know...I saw plenty of stupid wokeisim in Poldark.
I would not mind seeing The French Lieutenant’s Woman at some time, as I remember as a kid when it was in the movie theatres and it was one of those decidedly movies for grown up adults, lol. Honourable mentions should also go to The Onedin Line, The First Churchills, The Duchess of Duke Street, Elizabeth R (1971 with Glenda Jackson), and Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974 with Lee Remick).
The korean dramas are also very good and popular here in Asia.
Crash Landing on you. Is this year’s big hit
The 1978 Australian mini-series, “Against the Wind” is a great epic. It covers the lives of Irish commoners being banished to far away New South Wales colony.
The cinematography is breathtaking, with a great cast and score.
Why do “period” movies always have to be Victorian? I’m beginning to think that it’s subliminally a sexist term. (Movies for people with periods.)
My votes for best period dramas: The Temptation of the Christ, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Braveheart, Last of the Mohicans...
Also liked the original House of Cards - not to be confused with the over the top remake.
Turn, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Gangs of New York, Die Hard (hey, the 80’s were a period)...
No mention of PBS’ miniseries “Victoria” starring Jenna Coleman, the gorgeous Rufus Sewell, and Tom Hughes as Prince Albert?
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The Forsyte Saga (1967 black and white version)
The First Churchills (1969)
Lonesome Dove
Poldark, Downton and Life is Beautiful are all fantastic. Gone with the Wind?
Howards End (1992).
Upstairs, Downstairs. The one that started the modern trend!