Period Movies

“A Fortunate Man”: The Rise of a Genius is Thwarted by Class Origin and Religion

Ben Whishaw in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Palm Trees in the Snow (Palmeras en la Nieve): Interracial Love in Colonial Times

The Sound of Music Wedding Dress is Historically Inaccurate

When Syphilis is Treated With Mercury, Do the Teeth Turn Silver?

The Greatest Showman: Imperfect Biography, Infectious Musical

How Era-appropriate are the Costumes and Jewelry in My Fair Lady?

The Affair of the Necklace that Led to the Fall of the French Monarchy

Buying a Bride With a Ring in Crimson Peak

In The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan May Be a Shallow Bore But She Wore Great Jewelry

On Freud, Jung and A Dangerous Method

Les Misérables, the Movie: the Good and the Bad

Alejandro Amenábar’s Agora

Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood

Giuseppe Tornatore’s The Legend of 1900