Costume film suggestions

[frualeydis]

I'm home sick to day too. I have made the suggested changes in the summary and now I plan to sew and watch the 1980s Sense and Sensibility series. It's not very good, but I have watched Pride and Prejudice and the 1970s Emma so often recently that I need some variation. And I don't have the Emma Thompson Sense and sensibility or Persuasion.
In general I need more costume films. I have Elizabeth and Shakespeare in love but I'm tired of both.
Any suggestions? I'm not really fond of the 18th century, unless it's extremely late. I would love some more 16th and 19th century.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Here's a few films and TV dramas thaty I would say have good costume....

Firstly - the worst - absolutely dire in fact - Robin Hood Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner - dreadful costumes - nothing remotely authentic or medieval - complete (and poor) fantasy.

Best for Fantasy - well Lord of the Rings is for me unbeatable and is jointly for me on the same level as the 3 most recent Star Wars. (I have a copy of the Star Wars Costume book which is as good as the costumes it illustrates.)

Historical - BBC's adaptation of Ivanhoe (1997) - yes you've guessed it - lots of wide sleeves! (Evenb on the fallen Saxon Princess who went mad!).

Some of the earlier series made of Cadfael have good costumes in them.

Although not my period, the BBC's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is also really good. The fact too that it had wonderful music specially composed for it helped to make itso good too.

There definately isn't enough period films and dramas in film or TV. Whenever they do come out, they are locked in either Victorian England or Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Nothing much medieval except Kingdom of Heaven which I've on DVD but not had time to watch yet.

Paul