Dangerous Liaisons (1988) short review
The beginning, middle, and end of all 18th century costume movies. The plot has taken a while to grow on me, being somewhat dark and tragic (I... Read more →
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Hope and Glory (1987) short review
A wonderful, funny, and heartwarming film about a boy coming of age in England during World War II. Lots of nice 1940s print dresses etc. on mom... Read more →
Maurice (1987) short review
Another wonderful Merchant-Ivory adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, this one gets high ratings for great characters and a more complex plot than... Read more →
Anastasia (1986) short review
This is a TV movie that I saw back when I was, oh 12 or so, and which sparked my interest in the real story behind Anastasia (the daughter of the... Read more →
Northanger Abbey (1986) short review
I really wish someone would do an updated (film) version of this Austen book — it’s the only one not to be remade in the 1990s, so we’re stuck... Read more →
Lady Jane (1986) short review
I was one of the many who LOVED this movie when I was, oh, 14 or so, so was all excited when they recently released it on DVD. Unfortunately time has... Read more →
Out of Africa (1985) short review
A sad, romantic, fabulous movie starring the brilliant Meryl Streep as a Danish baroness who finds love and herself in Africa. Gorgeous costuming,... Read more →
A Room With a View (1985) short review
Okay, romantic period filmmaking just doesn’t get any better than this. A Merchant Ivory production of the E.M. Forster novel, with Helena Bonham... Read more →
Swann in Love (1984) short review
An adaptation of a Proust novel, with Jeremy Irons as Monsieur Swann who is obsessively in love with a courtesan in 1870s Paris (with a coda in the... Read more →
The Bostonians (1984) short review
Merchant-Ivory — what more need I say? An adaptation of the Henry James novel, the only off note for me is Christopher Reeves, who just seems so…... Read more →
