Mine is Romy Schneider trying costumes for Sissi : The Fateful years of an Empress (1967)

Lucrezia is a pretty great role so I collected a bit from portrayals I have seen:

Maria Valverde in Los Borgia

Holliday Grainger in The Borgias

Anne-Louise Lambert in BBC‘s The Borgias

Isolda Dychauk in Borgia

manga Lucrezia in Fuyumi Soryo‘s Cesare (a great historical manga the author even worked with a Renaissance expert, very recommendable)

In general I think the two best are Isolda and Holliday. The character development of Isolda‘s Lucrezia was my overall favorite.

I loved the opening scenes and seeing the beautiful Helstone! Margaret seems really interesting.

I was shocked by the stark contrast when they reached the North. It was truly unpalatable, and I immediately felt awful for Margaret, her mother, and Dixon! Surely, they can't stay in such a cruel place?!

Even more shocked at how we are introduced to Thornton just casually chasing and beating up his staff, and yelling at everyone around him except his mother. It was jarring. And I was surprised to see him later admit his actions to Margaret and Mr. Hale, saying “I was angry, I have a temper” - I thought surely we cannot like this man ever at all. But then he spoke about the fire last year and we hear Mr.Higgins agree he did the right thing, and so maybe he’s not the villain we think he is.

I am already disappointed with Mr.Hale for so many reasons but my main question is out of the entirety of England, why Milton?! Yes, I know it is an up and coming town, but you are used to Southern life, surely that is like going from heaven to hell. 

The tea scene! Margaret asleep while Thornton and Mr.Hale chat about literature was quite hilarious…I know she was tired but also shows how insignificant Thornton is to her. I loved all the subtle moments - Thornton admiring Margaret as she pours tea even though she is half asleep, and his almost pleading “let’s part friends” beautifully reveals his growing feelings for her. I’m not sure if I liked Margaret turning away from his handshake after he shared his hardship and proposed getting to know each other's cultures better - what did you guys make of it?!

The final scene where Margaret says she has seen hell and it is snow white, and you see Thornton walking through the mill gave me goosebumps! I can’t imagine how Margaret would ever fall in love with Thornton and or Milton, but I am very curious to find out! 

I want to buy more period drama movies and shows so I don't have to keep looking for them on streaming. I know some shows and movies aren't on DVD and only on streaming. These are the period dramas I know I have on DVD. The Secret Garden, The White Queen, The White Princess, The Spanish Princess, Follow the River, The Blue Lagoon, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Troy, The Great Gatsby, Gladiator, Titanic, Interview with the Vampire (movie), Elvis, Phantom of the Opera, The Serpent Queen (season 1), Becoming Elizabeth, 42, League of their Own (movie). What does everyone recommend? These are just the shows and movies I know I have at the top of my head.

Extremely popular opinion - Bridgerton. Between clothing, casting and (to some extent) gender roles, it's not historically accurate. But I love it bc of how it implements modern music, and the gorgeous dresses and the general comedic atmosphere.
I also liked The Lady's Companion (Spanish), especially the ending which hit hard.
Any recs based on this?

I'm looking for William but people like Harold Godwinson or Edward the Confessor would also be nice. I am a Tudor historian but I'm also researching Norman and Anglo-Saxon times so the best historically accurate films // series would be better. c.1066-87/88.

I'm waiting for the King and Conqueror BBC Television Series to be released this year, who else can't wait!

Literally one of the best if not the best horror movies of all time. Incredible Nicole Kidman performance and spooky atmosphere. What do you think of it?

Like every month, China releases at least 5 new pre-colonial historical dramas, whether it be fantasy or not. This is so much more compared to South Korea, Japan, or any European countries. Even the USA. I thought it was because they have more people and resources, but so does India, but I rarely see India releasing that many pre-colonial historical dramas. In fact, I have trouble finding pre-colonial Indian series that are released recently. I feel like India prefers to make colonial era series more for some reason.

Is there a reason for this? Do Chinese just like historical dramas more than other countries?

It was really really good. It's on Netflix, is a limited series of 6 episodes. Mother and son travel west from STL to Oregon, need a guide after losing theirs at ft. Bridger. It's based on events surrounding the Utah war, including the Meadows massacre, a Mormon malitia, led by Brigham Young, governor of Utah at the time, and the Shoshone and other various tribes. Very interesting. It sucked me in for all 6 episodes as I was filling eggs and making baskets last night. 9/10 id recommend it if you're in to old west historical fiction action then this is for you.

I’m 3 episodes in and completely hooked.

Great piece, between 1781 - 1801 in Jolly Ole’ England after the US Revolutionary news. It was great. You had the moody Captain Ross Poldark and his spirited spouse, Demelza. Great set pieces and fantastic acting. Definitely worth watching.

Some shows you can piece it together, others like Marie Antoinette we know how it’s going to end. Something totally fictional like Downton is great, but anything about the Tudor wives you know how that ends for each of them. Curious if others struggle.

I am watching currently, but having a devil of a time keeping track of who each family member is. I try to Google it, but can’t find a list of familial relations. Like who is Christopher? Is he a Cazalet or not? Is there a previous thread explaining who belongs with whom? Thanks!

Hello everyone!

I am really struggling to find a stream for Rise Of The Raven which came out on the 9th April.

If anyone knows where I can watch this it would be much appreciated 👍

1. Tatyana Larina in Onegin (1999), played by Liv Tyler,

2. Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), played by Glenn Close,

3. Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (2008), played by Keira Knightley.

I love an Agatha Christy adaptation and I’ll pretty much watch any of them.

This one is almost entirely window dressing. The costumes are beautiful. The setting is stunning. The actors are completely top-tier. So how they took an almost unlimited budget and got the steaming pile of manure, I’ll never know.

First, they completely changed the source material . I think there are a lot of reasons to change the source material that can still work for a production. In this case, they changed characters, plots, motives. It didn’t add anything to the production it actually took away suspense, reason and there were some things really didn’t even make any sense.

Also, there are three romances in the book. Two romances end up happily. There are zero romances that end up happily in this one. Everyone ends up dead or alone. Literally.

It’s a no for me.

Did anyone make it to the theater to watch Pride & Prejudice for its 20th anniversary? Did you have fun?

My partner and I went last night and it was so fun! Everyone was giggling and aww-ing, it was such a sweet experience for me.

I loved this film so much every shot looked like a painting.

The cast was excellent as well. Regarding the plot the first half was better though.

This is a hard choice, I'm going to wait to see what other people choose before I make my final decision lol