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House of D

Rated: 0 | 217 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: Period Pieces
About: Set in New York, House of D is the multilayered story of a man (David Duchovny) coming to terms with his past and present and resolving his relationships with the people who helped make him the man he's become. Along the way, he recalls the special bond he shared with a retarded janitor (Robin Williams) who worked at the elementary school he attended. Co-stars Tea Leoni and Anton Yelchin. Duchovny also directed and wrote the screenplay.
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War and Peace

Rated: 0 | 208 Views Released Year: 1956

Genre: Period Pieces
About: A decade of preparation and two years of filming went into the making of this all-time classic version of Leo Tolstoy's 20th-century masterpiece. Personal stories, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive, intricate tapestry of Russia during Napoleon's invasion at the turn of the 19th century. With great attention to detail and historical accuracy, this epic film is an unforgettable document as well as an engaging drama.
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Clare and Francis

Rated: 0 | 204 Views Released Year: 2007

Genre: Period Pieces
About: Both born in Assisi, St. Clare (Maria P. Petruolo) and St. Francis (Ettore Bassi) decide to leave behind their lives of luxury to follow Jesus Christ. This drama follows their attempts to live out the Gospel by working with the poor and establishing their own religious orders. An inspiring story of courage and commitment, this historically accurate epic was shot on location in Italy and features special behind-the-scenes footage.
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Rated: 0 | 187 Views Released Year: 1999

Genre: Period Pieces
About: Director Luc Besson's visceral historical drama captures the life, moral convictions and death of the young French girl who came to be known as Joan of Arc (Milla Jovovich). Battling the enemies of France while propelled by heavenly visions, the teen who would become a saint is betrayed by King Charles of France (John Malkovich), who, after taking advantage of her military prowess, consigns her to be burned at the stake as a heretic.
URL: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Rated: 0 | 280 Views Released Year: 2006

Genre: Period Pieces
About: Born with an acute sense of smell, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) resorts to dark deeds in creating a perfume that captures the essence of a woman in this 18th-century thriller based on Patrick Süskind's best-selling novel. The disturbing intensity mounts as Baroque-born Grenouille's obsession to create the ultimate scent moves from innovation to murderous aberration. Alan Rickman co-stars along with Dustin Hoffman as a master perfumer.
URL: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

The Golden Bowl

Rated: 0 | 188 Views Released Year: 2000

Genre: Period Pieces
About: Another triumph from the producing-directing team of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, The Golden Bowl (adapted from the classic novel by Henry James) pits an American industrialist (Nick Nolte) and his daughter against two well-connected but impoverished social climbers (Uma Thurman and Jeremy Northam) who'd rather marry for money than lower their station. Together, they engage in a subtle, fascinating dance with misdirection at its heart.
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e'Lollipop

Rated: 0 | 146 Views Released Year: 1976

Genre: Period Pieces
About: Set against the tumultuous backdrop of South Africa's horrifying Apartheid era, filmmaker Ashley Lazarus's heartwarming tale centers on the enduring friendship between Tsepo (Muntu Ndebele) and Jannie (Norman Knox). Following the tragic death of his parents, Jannie is sent to a village mission, where he and Tsepo strike up an unexpected relationship that exemplifies the innocence of childhood and the transcendence of true friendship.
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Sleeping Dogs Lie

Rated: 0 | 198 Views Released Year: 1998

Genre: Period Pieces
About: In 1919, Canadian theater tycoon Ambrose Small vanished into the streets of Toronto, leaving millions in his bank account and crime investigators flummoxed. Though the case was never solved and officially closed in 1960, this period film presents a clever view of what may have happened to Small (Art Hindle). Compelling "what-if" scenarios lead the audience down several alternative paths to what the world press called "the crime of the century."
URL: Sleeping Dogs Lie

K-19: The Widowmaker

Rated: 0 | 197 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: Period Pieces
About: The amazing true story of Russia's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a nuclear reactor malfunction on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The unyielding Capt. Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) and his second-in-command (Liam Neeson) must race against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear explosion that not only threatens the lives of the crew … it could also ignite a world war between the superpowers.
URL: K-19: The Widowmaker

L.A. Confidential

Rated: 0 | 220 Views Released Year: 1997

Genre: Period Pieces
About: A must-see whodunit that's praised as one of the best films of the 1990s. In 1950s Los Angeles, three wildly different cops (Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey) form an uneasy alliance to ferret out deep-seated police corruption. Brian Helgeland's script adaptation won an Oscar, as did Kim Basinger for her supporting role as a hooker who seduces haunted tough-guy Crowe.
URL: L.A. Confidential

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