18th-Century QuestEighteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday TBT: Jefferson in Paris (1995) By Kendra on October 1, 2020 There are some definite problems with the Merchant/Ivory film Jefferson in Paris (1995).... Read more →
Nineteenth Century38 TBT: Emma With Gwyneth (1996) By Kendra on January 11, 2018 I recently was in an Austen-y frame of mind (couch, PJ's, and dogs may have been... Read more →
Woman Crush Wednesday15 WCW: Greta Scacchi By Kendra on November 1, 2017 Seeing Greta Scacchi pop up in a small part in series 2 of Versailles reminded me how... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturySnark Week132 War & Peace (2016) Recap, Ep. 1: The Good, Bad, and VERY Ugly By Kendra on January 21, 2016 War & Peace (2016) is a lush production with some truly WTF Regency costumes. We recap episode one!
Seventeenth CenturyThrowback Thursday3 TBT: The Serpent’s Kiss (1997) By Trystan L. Bass on March 5, 2015 Quirky story! Gorgeous costumes! 17th-century poetry by Andrew Marvell! A young Ewan... Read more →
Nineteenth Century Miss Austen Regrets (2007) short review By Kendra on April 29, 2008 Tells the fictionalized story of Jane Austen’s last period of her life as she deals... Read more →
Nineteenth Century Emma (1996) short review By Kendra on April 29, 1996 A very Hollywood Austen adaptation, the least on-target in terms of feel. Gwyneth... Read more →
Eighteenth Century6 Jefferson in Paris (1995) short review By Kendra on April 29, 1995 Another mixed bag — it’s a Merchant/Ivory production, which in itself should be... Read more →
Twentieth Century Heat and Dust (1983) short review By Kendra on May 7, 1983 A nice early Merchant Ivory production, about the wife (Greta Scacchi) of a British army... Read more →
