News: World War II movies

It seems that several movies about WWII are in the making or ready to be released.
Defiance with the irresistible Daniel Craig:

 
Valkyrie with Tom Cruise:

 
Good with a very interesting duo - Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs:

 
Do you normally like these kind of historical settings? Or do you [...]

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News: Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited, based in the classic novel by Evelyn Waugh, is often considered a British TV masterpiece.  The incredible cast – Jeremy Irons, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, John Gielgud, Simon Jones, among others, -  provided us with eleven episodes of pure wonder who never faded with the passage of time.
Twenty-six years later, a [...]

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The Illusionist

Continuing in my love for all things Norton, we have The Illusionist.
A romantic tale, the story starts out with Paul Giamatti as the Chief Inspector, narrating Edward Abramovich aka Eisenheim the Illusionist’s background to Crown Prince Leopold of Vienna- a background Eisenheim shares with the Prince’s fiancé.
As teenagers Eisenheim and Sophie von Teschen shared a [...]

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Jodhaa Akbar (2007)

 
Set during the 16th century in India, Jodhaa Akbar tells us the love story between Akbar, one of the most powerful and famous Mughal emperors and his wife, the Rajput princess Jodhabai.
The movie starts with some scenes during Akbar’s boyhood and how he grew to later become an astute ruler who favoured culture and knowledge. [...]

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Troy (2004)

 
Catching up on not so recent movies we recently watched the epic – Troy. We already knew what to expect from friends’ comments but this is one of those movies where you just had to see it to believe it. Clearly Hollywood producers don’t let history (ok classical literature) get in the way of good [...]

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The Painted Veil

Based on the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham, “The Painted Veil” is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple, Walter a middle class doctor and Kitty an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons.

The Painted Veil takes an adult look at marriage relationships [...]

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Welcome Guest Reviewer!

This blog was always meant to be a meeting place for all those who share our passion for historical movies and where everyone could express their opinions and give their best recommendations. Today, we’ll have our first guest reviewer – Zeek. She shares our interest for period drama and movies in general and you can [...]

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Admire “The Duchess”

Here’s the poster for The Duchess who will be released the 5th September in the UK (release dates). For more information, you can always read our news post about this movie.
Now, do you like it ? Do you think it will convince you to see the movie (in case you are not a Keira Knightley fan) [...]

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Cranford: Episode 4 & 5

 

Mr Holbrook belongings are auctioned and Miss Pole gives Miss Matty a memento of her cousin. Miss Matty continues to speak about her past with Mary Smith, Dr Harrison asks the Vicar to pay his addresses to Sophy and after a startling first answer he does agree. However dr Harrison’s love [...]

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Cranford: Episode 2 & 3

 
Life continues in Cranford! Miss Jenkyns seems much kinder towards her neighbors the Browns and even tries her hand at a bit of matchmaking. Mrs Forrester cow has an accident after Harry Gregson tries to feed his baby brother. The solution Mrs Forrester finds is hilarious! Major Gordon proposes to Jessye [...]

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