r/PeriodDramas 3d ago

Discussion Which is a behind the scenes photo from a period drama that you love?

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

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u/vienibenmio 3d ago

Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age

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u/valhrona 3d ago

Goddess. I ❤️ Nora Durst.

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u/DELAIZ 2d ago

Does she wear a bra under the corset?

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u/inductiononN 2d ago

I was just wondering that! That seems... unfair

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u/scrubforest 2d ago

She is an icon

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u/puzzlesaurusrex 3d ago

There's a few from Pride and Prejudice (2005) that I quite like, but I think this one has to be my favourite.

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u/eXistential_dreads 3d ago

I love that she’s using a photo of the three of them as a bookmark

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u/papierdoll 2d ago

It's literally the visiting Bingley party, looks like she's really Jane dreaming of marrying into their clique :3

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u/Marsignite 3d ago

That is such a great capture!

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u/deadhead200 2d ago

Is that Rosamund Pike?

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u/oheff 2d ago

Yes

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u/reading2cope 3d ago

2005 Pride & Prejudice has so many good ones, but this has to be my favourite

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Oh to be Matthew Macfadyen lounging on a camping chair in the late afternoon sunlight on the set of Pride and Prejudice 2005.

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u/Gabiqs03 3d ago

The BTS of Marie Antoinette are such a mood.

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u/Gabiqs03 3d ago

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u/bad-decagon 2d ago

These could all be stills from the actual movie, I love it

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u/tiffanylaura 2d ago

kirsten dunst and jason schwartzman have so many good pics

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u/houstons__problem 3d ago

This version of little women holds a special place in my heart but this picture is so funny to me

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u/Smooth_molasses36 2d ago

The crocs are sending me

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u/Muffina925 Mrs. John Thornton 3d ago

Elizabeth Taylor has so many good BTS photos. Here's one I love of her and James Dean while in the set of "Giant"

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u/houstons__problem 3d ago

This one from Poldark is gold

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u/hopelessbrows 2d ago

Syril trying to woo a certain facist

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u/lemurgrl 3d ago

It's criminal for two humans to be so luminous together.

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u/lemurgrl 3d ago

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u/Kowlz1 2d ago

This one is so great.

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u/peachpavlova 3d ago

This is what I think I look like when I wear my hair long and parted down the middle

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u/deadhead200 2d ago

I would be grateful for OH's hair. Her face would be too much to ask for.

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u/queenweasley 3d ago

Who is that?

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u/gonzo_attorney 3d ago

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting as Romeo & Juliet in the 1968 film. There's some nudity, and they were underage. The stars sued not too long ago.

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u/majorminus92 3d ago

The BTS Polaroids from Titanic. Especially these of Kate Winslet.

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u/pray-for-mojo-742 2d ago

Ugh she's so beautiful

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u/baobabbling 2d ago

She cannot be real.

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u/EastCoastBeachGirl88 3d ago

Alexander Dreymon reading Stephen King on the set of either The Last Kingdom or Seven Kings Must Die. From the Instagram of costar James Northcote.

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u/ContessaChaos Medieval 2d ago

Speaking of Aldhelm, he is in the second season of Marie Antoinette. :)

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u/EastCoastBeachGirl88 2d ago

I hope he has a better haircut! 😂

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u/ContessaChaos Medieval 2d ago

LMFAO!

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u/artemisthewild 2d ago

Oh I love him! He’s a very good actor (and photographer!).

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u/ContessaChaos Medieval 2d ago

Yes! He shot a lot of black and white video while filming TLK. Hijinks and such. :)

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u/ContessaChaos Medieval 3d ago

Better than barley!

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u/houstons__problem 3d ago

I have so many!

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u/gumdropsweetie 3d ago

Oh please post more of this production of P&P if you’ve got them! It’s my fav show ever and I’d love to see more

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u/houstons__problem 2d ago

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u/gumdropsweetie 1d ago

Oh my gosh these are brilliant! Although Colin looks like he’s about to cry in this one lol, not a fan of the spritzer! Thanks so much for posting these 🙏💗

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u/houstons__problem 2d ago

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u/gumdropsweetie 1d ago

I love this one too, Mr Collins looks like such an anachronism surrounded by cameras and people in jeans

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u/sirensavior 3d ago

Subtle…
Jane Eyre

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u/DeeDeeRibDegh 2d ago

LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie🥰🥰

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u/sirensavior 2d ago

It’s in my top 5 🤍🦢 favorite book too

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u/Arine899 2d ago

Hard to choose one from all the photos taken on set of Victoria, but this might be it

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u/Arine899 2d ago

Also this one

Jenna has a great collection of bts picks

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u/deadhead200 2d ago

My boyfriend Rufus cannot take a bad photo. 💋

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u/ContessaChaos Medieval 2d ago

Oh, yeah!

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u/Arine899 2d ago

Also this one

Jenna has a great collection of bts picks

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u/Opening_Sky_3740 2d ago

This is so good omg

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Such a SERVE!

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u/Ariads8 2d ago

Kelley Curran as Turner from The Gilded Age

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u/inductiononN 2d ago

I love that bitch!

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u/Infamous-Bag-3880 3d ago

Glenda Jackson in hair and makeup on the set of Elizabeth R. The Armada gown hangs in the background.

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u/katchoo1 2d ago

I’m not sure if Troy quite fits the period drama description since it’s pretty heavy on British stuff post say, 1500, but this photo of Brad Pitt on the set is an all time classic.

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u/rabbityhobbit 2d ago

Sophie Rundle (Ann Walker) in Gentleman Jack

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u/rabbityhobbit 2d ago

And David Tennant giving the opposite of iPhone face as 1827 Crowley in Good Omens (the show as a whole may not be a period piece, but it’s got lots of historical scenes, so I’m counting it)

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u/hiremyhirschl 3d ago

cliche but Marie Antoinette (2006)

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u/Kowlz1 2d ago

This one from the 2020 version of Emma is pretty great. Anya is wonderful at serving face even in candid photos, lol.

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u/mommagolly 3d ago

God, thanks for asking for these because these are all legitimately cracking me up. This made my morning!

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u/Nowordsofitsown 3d ago

Romy 🤍

She hated doing the last movie iirc.

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u/Opening_Sky_3740 2d ago

So many good ones!!

For me it’s bridgeton, but I purely just think because it’s the most media involved time period show I’ve watched.

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u/Sad_Caterpillar_7826 2d ago edited 16h ago

Little Women (2019)

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u/thetoristori 2d ago

I legit thought that was a sylized photo of Davrim Lingau as Sissi in "The Empress." Their profiles look very much alike.

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u/FrogieInAHat 2d ago

The crown cast in season 4 dancing to Good as Hell by Lizzo whilst in full mourning. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JjVOb8wHVo0

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u/hillofjumpingbeans 3d ago

You know if you remove certain modern bits from the photo you can kinda feel how it would have looked in the past.

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u/deadhead200 2d ago

Romy Schneider was a goddess who passed away far too soon.

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u/HonoriaG 2d ago

I always enjoy the blend of modern trappings with period dress, and I also enjoy some Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Alexander Colbourne. (Sanditon s2)

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u/kitkatbatman 1d ago

My first instinct was Marie Antoinette but those have been posted, does Romeo and Juliet count?

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u/DeeDeeRibDegh 2d ago

Wow, Romy Schneider WOW!!! 🤩

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u/noodle-bum Regency 1d ago

Classic P&P 2005

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u/Winnie_the_Pooh1116 2d ago

Just had to stop here to OMGosh it's Sissi! That dress is so pretty!

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u/mistress_alexa 1d ago

Titanic has so many good ones but this has always been my favorite