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Contemporary Period, Costume, Historical Film

This genre is packed with great stories set during fascinating periods of history. Often epic works, they draw on real historical events and characters, frequently taking inspiration from literature. Let these films transport you back in time.


Recommended Contemporary Period, Costume, Historical Film Films

Lust, Caution

2007, Ang Lee, DVD

 

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Recommended Lust, Caution

During WWII in China, a beautiful spy begins an affair with a powerful political figure to facili...

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Gladiator (Special Edition)

2000, Ridley Scott, DVD

 

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Gladiator (Special Edition)

Drawing its inspiration from Anthony Mann's 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' (1964)...

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300 (1 disc)

2007, Zack Snyder, DVD

 

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300 (1 disc)

A visually stunning account of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC in which King Leonidas and 300...

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The Artist

2011, Michel Hazanavicius, DVD

 

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Recommended The Artist

One of the most acclaimed films in years, Michel Hazanavicius's modern-day silent film comedy The...

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The King's Speech

2010, Tom Hooper, DVD

 

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Wonderful Oscar-winning drama from director Tom Hooper telling the story of the relationship form...

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Wagner

1984, Tony Palmer, DVD

 

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Wagner

Tony Palmer's exhaustive TV biopic of the German composer Richard Wagner stars Richard Burton in ...

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The Baby of Macon

1993, Peter Greenaway, DVD

 

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Recommended The Baby of Macon

A sumptuously filmed, highly controversial film featuring mass rape and dismemberment, an assault...

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The Devils

1971, Ken Russell, DVD

 

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Recommended The Devils

Ken Russell's controversial film based on the exorcisms of Loudun, The Devils sees Cardinal Riche...

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The Comedy of Errors

1978, Philip Casson, DVD

 

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The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare's comedy of two sets of identical twins separated in a shipwreck features a wonderful...

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The Jewel in the Crown: The Complete Series

1984, Christopher Morahan, O Brien Jim , DVD

 

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The Jewel in the Crown: The Complete Series

This sumptuously 1984 production of Jewel in the Crown brought Paul Scott’s Raj Q...

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Being Shakespeare

2011, John Wyver, DVD

 

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Being Shakespeare

Featuring a tour de force performance from Simon Callow, Being Shakespeare is a one-man show abou...

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The Music Lovers

1970, Ken Russell, DVD

 

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Recommended The Music Lovers

'The story of the marriage between a homosexual and a nymphomaniac,' said Ken Russell of his film...

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House of Tolerance

2011, Bertrand Bonello, DVD

 

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Recommended House of Tolerance

Selected for official competition at Cannes 2011 and nominated for 8 French Césars, Bertrand Bone...

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Ken Loach at the BBC

1965-77, Ken Loach, DVD

 

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Recommended Ken Loach at the BBC

Ken Loach is one of Britain’s most respected film directors with a career spanning over 40 years....

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The Princess of Montpensier

2010, Bertrand Tavernier, DVD

 

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Recommended The Princess of Montpensier

A gripping, superbly-staged period romance from Bertrand Tavernier, The Princess ...

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Love in a Cold Climate: The Complete Series 1980

1980, Donald McWhinnie, DVD

 

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Love in a Cold Climate: The Complete Series 1980

An eight-part adaptation of two classic novels by Nancy Mitford, and starring Jud...

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Midnight in Paris

2011, Woody Allen, DVD

 

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Recommended Midnight in Paris

A magical-realist romantic comedy from Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris pays nostalgic tribute to t...

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Andrei Tarkovsky Collection

1962-86, Andrei Tarkovsky, DVD

 

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Recommended Andrei Tarkovsky Collection

All seven of Tarkovsky's masterpieces presented in one set. Contains Ivan's Child...

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The Getting of Wisdom

1977, Bruce Beresford, DVD

 

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The Getting of Wisdom

Set in a posh Melbourne girls boarding school during the Victorian era, The Getting of Wisdom is ...

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Prospero's Books

1991, Peter Greenaway, DVD

 

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Recommended Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books is Peter Greenaway's complex, innovative and typically ravishing retelling of Sh...

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England, My England (Purcell)

1995, Tony Palmer, DVD

 

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England, My England (Purcell)

The story of composer Henry Purcell, performed by actors and singers. Simon Callo...

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Period, Costume, Historical Chart

The Comedy of Errors 1. The Comedy of Errors
£9.99

House of Tolerance 2. House of Tolerance
£10.99

The Artist 3. The Artist
£14.99

Bluebeard 4. Bluebeard
£8.99

Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles 5. Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskerv...
£10.99

 

 

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Top Period, Costume, Historical Films on Offer

Bluebeard Bluebeard
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Cries And Whispers Cries And Whispers
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House of Tolerance House of Tolerance
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The Artist The Artist
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The Best Intentions The Best Intentions
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