Enchanted Serenity of Periodfilms
Top 150
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This is my list of 150 Top Period Films and Series including those produced by other companies in addition to the BBC. Most of them have been expanded on with pics and links if you check the Film Index.
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Films: 1492, age of innocence, amadeus, amazing grace, amistad, an education, an ideal husband, anna and king, anne of green gables, aristocrats, ballet shoes, barchester chronicles, becoming jane, berkeley square, bertie and elizabeth, bleak house, bright star, buccaneers, chariots of fire, christy, chronicles of narnia, count monte cristo, cranford, daniel deronda, david copperfield, dr zhivago, downton abbey, dreamer of oz, elizabeth, elizabeth the golden age, emma, enchanted april, englishman went up a hill, ever after, evita, falling for dancer, far and away, fiddler on roof, finding neverland, firelight, forsyte saga, gandhi, girl with pearl earring, going postal, goldenbowl, gone with wind, gosford park, he knew he was right, henry viii, house of mirth, howards end, immortal beloved, importance of being earnest, inheritance, iron jawed angels, jane eyre, john adams, king and i, king arthur, knight's tale, ladies in lavender, lark rise to candleford, legends of fall, les miserables, little dorrit, little princess, little women, lost in austen, lost prince, love comes softly, love in cold climate, love letter, love on the land (period movie, costume drama)
Top 30
I have this compulsive need to make lists. I struggled in vain to narrow down the list of period films that I've featured on this site to compile a "Top Ten". On C19, the question was asked, "What are your top 5?" which made me realize that although I could not limit my faves to only 5, I could at least make a list of 5 groupings. It's a cop out I know...
If I could hand out the Oscars, these would be the worthy recipients.
So here are the films that make my Top 10, or 20 or so...
1. I love the adaptations based on Elizabeth Gaskell. Austen got me hooked on period dramas but the Gaskell series move me emotionally and capture such sweet moments that they get my #1 vote. That includes my favourite drama Wives and Daughters, North and South, and Cranford! I love the ladies of Cranford!
2. It seems too obvious to state but almost anything by Jane Austen (Pride & Prejudice '95, Sense & Sensibility '95 with an approving nod to the 2008 series, Amanda Root's Persuasion, Frances O'Connor's Mansfield Park, and Gwyneth's Emma. I also was pleasantly surprised by Northanger Abbey or any of the variations on Jane Austen (Lost in Austen, Becoming Jane and Miss Austen Regrets!)
3. I've discovered a new appreciation for anything Dickensian! (Little Dorrit, Bleak House, Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver Twist, and of course Bella and John in Our Mutual Friend!)
4. I also would like to give a vote to my homegirl, Lucy Maude Montgomery and the classic Anne of Green Gables (1&2 but not 3 or the latest prequel) and the enchanting series of Road to Avonlea!5. Honourable mentions: Other miniseries that I would have to include are Berkeley Square, Forsyte Saga, Daniel Deronda, The Lost Prince, Buccaneers, Jane Eyre (2006) and Marguerite Volant, all of which held me captivated! I'd also have to include all the historical films based on the British monarchy especially The Young Victoria! Other films that have captivated me are listed below.
The Buccaneers
The Fall
Going Postal
The Inheritance
The Magic of Ordinary Days
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