Period Drama's-The Edwardian Period 1901-1910
This is a list of movies or/and mini series set in the 1901-1910
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period is covered by the the reign of King Edward VII.
Please note: some movie may be a decade past the Edwardian era, but I placed them in there because they are just so good.
For those who are serious about Period Dramas and deem a movie/mini series worthy to be listed, add your comments.
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period is covered by the the reign of King Edward VII.
Please note: some movie may be a decade past the Edwardian era, but I placed them in there because they are just so good.
For those who are serious about Period Dramas and deem a movie/mini series worthy to be listed, add your comments.
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- DirectorJames IvoryStarsMaggie SmithHelena Bonham CarterDenholm ElliottLucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?Date Set:1907
2 years ago I saw the 2007 version of "A Room with a View" and it was really difficult to tell which is better ar first. Having stated that I took the Merchant & Ivory version and thoroughly enjoyed it. You can tell the difference easily between the 2007 and the 1985:
(1) the actors/actresses. I'd much prefer Julian Sands as the eccentric George Emerson and Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Lucy Honeychurch. She has face that can go in any period drama. Elaine Cassidy was very good but not to the standards of Helena. (2) Direction:-the most vivid image that comes to mind in the 1985 is where Lucy is standing in a field of flowers and George strides up and kisses. WOW what a scene. Visually that production is better and the scenery is wonderful. James Ivory certainly knows how to direct.***SPOILER*** I did find the ending to the 2007 more realistic as it showed what happened after the death of George and what Lucy remembers. - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsLiesel MatthewsEleanor BronLiam CunninghamSara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
- DirectorTerence DaviesStarsGillian AndersonDan AykroydEleanor BronA woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
- StarsKeira KnightleySam NeillHans MathesonDoctor Zhivago falls for Lara despite being engaged. Their forbidden love blossoms amidst the upheaval of the Russian Revolution, impacting his career and family.Aslo see the original:
Dr. Zhivago (1965) - DirectorJoseph SargentStarsGlenn CloseChristopher WalkenLexi RandallJacob's farm is in trouble from a severe drought. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder if Sarah can stay, and what will happen to Jacob if she and the children have to leave the farm.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah WinfreyA tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.Wonderful period piece with fabulour acting. Who can forget when Mister (played by Danny Glover) forcefully torn apart the two sisters. And Nettie screaming "Nothing but Death can keep me from her." Who would of thought Steven Spielberg can draw that much emotion from such a young actress named Akosua Busia. And Whoopi was perfectly cast as Celie Johnson. The only time I saw her act with such conviction is in "Clara's Heart". Fantastic movie....and now Hollywood producers have decided to remake this classic movie to be released in 2013....WHY???
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.beautiful costumes, wonderful singing,
- DirectorVincente MinnelliCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMaurice ChevalierLouis JourdanWeary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.
- DirectorDavid MametStarsRebecca PidgeonJeremy NorthamNigel HawthorneFollowing the theft of a postal order, a 14-year-old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to take on the might of the Admiralty.also see:
The Winslow Boy (1988) - DirectorIain SoftleyStarsHelena Bonham CarterLinus RoacheAlex JenningsAn impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress. When she discovers the heiress is attracted to her own lover and is dying, she sees a chance to have both the privileged life she cannot give up and the lover she cannot live without.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsLiam NeesonAidan QuinnJulia RobertsNeil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsJohnny DeppKate WinsletJulie ChristieThe story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsEdward WoodwardJack ThompsonJohn WatersThree Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonVanessa RedgraveSet in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJohn CusackClifton JamesJace AlexanderA dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsUma ThurmanJeremy NorthamKate BeckinsaleA man marries an heiress for her money even though he is actually in love with her friend.also see:
The Golden Bowl (1972) - DirectorCharles SturridgeStarsHelena Bonham CarterJudy DavisRupert GravesAfter a rich Edwardian widow impulsively marries a handsome but poor Tuscan dentist and dies in childbirth, her English in-laws try to gain custody of the baby.
- StarsDamian LewisRupert GravesGina McKeeChronicles the lives of three generations of the upper-middle-class British family, the Forsytes, from the 1870s to 1920.
- DirectorAlfonso ArauStarsMadeleine StoweBruce GreenwoodJonathan Rhys MeyersThe spoiled rotten and utterly unlikable rich kid George Amberson becomes horrified when his recently widowed mother rekindles her relationship with the wealthy Eugene Morgan, who she left decades earlier in order to marry George's father. As George struggles to sabotage his mother's new romance, he must deal with his own romantic feelings for Morgan's daughter and the consequences of his meddling as his once great family falls into ruin due to his machinations...Also see:
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
-personally I like the black and white version - DirectorSarah HardingStarsAmanda BurtonKenneth CranhamGeorgina TerryWealthy, impossible to please lady Polly, whom only gardener Tom's irresistibly charming, indomitably cheerful son Tim, the chauffeur-handyman, can handle, grudgingly lets her late sister's orphaned daughter Pollyanna (11) move into her grand home. The staff take to the playful child, who finds the grimly stern dignified house regime stifling, but often gets round it. The happy game Pollyanna's father taught her soon spreads friendship and joy in the village. After succeeding to adopt a stray cat and dog, she sets her mind to 'fellow orphan' Jimmy Bean. Finding recluse rich neighbour Pendleton with a broken leg and another accident starts a cascade involving his and her family's past.
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsRobert Downey Jr.Geraldine ChaplinPaul RhysAn elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.a fantastic adaptation, Robert Downey Jr is a great actor and when you watched the movie you can see why he has been casted as the great Charles Chaplin
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsSarah WynterVincent PerezJonathan PryceThis movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.
- CreatorDeborah CookSuzanne van de VeldeStarsVictoria SmurfitClare WilkieTabitha WadyThree young women from very different backgrounds meet, become friends and share experiences when they all gain positions as nannies in the wealthy households of London's exclusive Berkeley Square.
- StarsWendy HillerHarry AndrewsMaurice DenhamAfter decades as a politician's wife, 85-year-old Lady Slane retires to a cottage after her husband dies. Struggling to rediscover her identity, she contends with intrusive family members.