Your First Stop For The Best Period Movies
Welcome squire! This is your first port of call for the best period movies – new and olde. Many travellers come here for pointed expert commentaries on the best period dramas. We believe period movies offer some of the best forms of escape from the problems of the modern world, whether they’re works of fiction or based in real events. Going back to the days of the Lumiere brothers and early motion pictures like The Passion of Joan of Arc, escapism has always been an element of cinema. But what escapists perhaps overlook the most, are the timeless messages of these old stories. While the landscape seems to have changed a great deal, what people need hasn’t changed.
That’s one of the reasons we made this website! To consider the value of movies and see if we can’t find a common thread that unites people through time. We also place the best period movies in their historical context to see how the history of the world and the narrative world collide. We look at how faithful movies are to the real events and consider how this affects the meaning and value of a production. Don’t hesitate to get involved and offer your opinions in the comments – this is a place to offer insights.
Get a taste for some of the best movies set in the Middle Ages.
But beware… This is NOT a review website! Numerous spoilers are entailed. This website is intended for discussing the value of period movies… Consider yourself warned!