– Beyond Hollywood. Keeley Hawes, I can’t wait. remember the scene…….”look back..look back at me.” all they showed was his face but by that, you knew she didnt look back.

Not only is Cranford uplifting, funny, and sad, it is also absorbing from beginning to end. “The Rainbow” sets this story against the pastoral beauty of the English countryside, but this is not a nostalgic costume drama, dripping with atmosphere. With more than one love story to delve into and characterization as deep as an ocean, you can’t go wrong with Bleak House. Montgomery, I always go back to the mini-series that first introduced me into the world of Prince Edward Island and the orphan Anne who wins everyone’s hearts. Victoria Hamilton,

Completely agree about Toby Stephens. The chemistry with Ruth Wilson is amazing…and she epitomized Jane Eyre. | Montgomery.

235 min Drama, Romance.

Diana Rigg, TV-PG

haaaaaa! Starring Marie Osmond, Timothy Bottoms, Bethel Leslie, June Lockhart, Donald Moffat, David Wayne, James Woods, Sondra West, Robert Pierce, Fred Stuthman, Peggy Rea, Anne Ramsey, Sarah Benoit, Lane Davies, Ray Duke, Christian Grey, John Hart, John LaMotta, Arthur Malet, Sandy Martin. PG-13 for some sexuality and drug content.

Starring Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Michael Paul Chan, Dennis Dun, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Will Oldham, David Hayward, Beth Broderick, Kim Chan, Chris Evans, Weili Fan, Evan C. Kim, Freda Foh Shen, John M. Hosking, Mary Matvy, A.J. How come Howards End didn’t make it up there? Unrated, but this classic film was called “very pure and romantic” by an Amazon reviewer. Though he finds work as a clerk, Rudi is unable to afford a decent Christmas gift for Beth, nor is she able to scrounge enough money from the household budget to purchase a gift for her husband. From then on, Ursula puts all of her passion and creativity into the pursuit of sexual fulfillment.

For more romantic period dramas on Amazon Prime, head on over to the 30 Period Romances You Haven’t Seen post. Drama. Set in between 1760 and 1820, in the Georgian era. Later, Autumn studied English and Creative Writing (continuing her love for classic literature and everything old-fashioned) and also graduated with an MA in Children’s Literature and an MS in Library & Information Science from Simmons College. This is a clean love story. Our Take: No one does romantic period dramas quite like Merchant-Ivory, their adaptation of E.M. Forster’s classic novel definitely one of (if not) their best. | A young woman on her way to a new life in the 1800's suddenly finds herself a widow.

Loved this! Content Note: This is essentially G/PG with the exception of one nudity scene when the men go skinny dipping. I particularly adored the love story between Judi Dench’s character and Michael Gambon’s (Dumbledore). North & South is the best!!!!! Has been criticized as too sexual, but certainly isn’t tough to watch him. But her insatiable quest becomes a source of anguish. What about “Pride and Prejudice”? – Eye For Film, Neve Campbell is actually very good as a forthright Brit raised in imperial India, quietly and stoically in love with a Sikh man (Jimi Mistry) who fought with her brother during the second world war. It does not explain why Jane is sent to Lohwood, George C. Scott is a good Mr. Rochester but Susannah York is awful.

A timeless love story about divergent paths, choices, and a meeting of hearts and ideals. The intrigue only deepens when Basil faces his family’s darkest secrets while coming to terms with his past!

Tracey Childs, Part 1 explores the middle-aged Elizabeth’s tempestuous relationship with the Earl of Leicester (Irons) as it survives a French suitor, war, treason, and illness. Our Take: A true love story based on the lives of John Keats and Fanny Brawne, Ben Whishaw as poet Keats is a revelation.

Stars: So, 6 years ago.

Upon maturing, she is positioned as governess to a girl named Adele at Thornfield Hall. Whether you’re watching curled up with a nice hot cup of cocoa with your significant other, marathoning with your close friends, or binging on Netflix with a blanket and a pillow, these are the 50 Best Romantic Period Dramas of all time: (Update: The list was created in 2014 and represent personal favorites based on what we’d seen at the time.). Stars:

One of our greatest passions here at The Silver Petticoat Review is period dramas, especially those period dramas with strong romantic elements. |

Our Take: In a time when women had very few options, Gwendolen must decide if she should marry the terrible Grandcourt to be secure in life or become a governess. A young rogue falls for a woman he is sworn to protect in this swashbuckling adaption of a Barbara Cartland novel.

It is a bitter dispute between two sides of the same family, The House of York and The House of Lancaster. Unrated. Based on the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. There is just something about the touch of a hand, a passionate look across the ballroom, a selfless gesture (or even selfish, considering all those Byronic Heroes) that speaks volumes in these gripping love stories.

Basil is a sheltered young Englishman willing to risk his fortune and place in society for the friendship of a commoner and love of a strikingly beautiful — but darkly mysterious — woman. Megan Follows, | Kallan, Mary Beth Lee, Jianli Zhang, Ron Dorn, George Cheung. Toby Stephens, While certainly not one of the most amazing films of all time, it is definitely one of the most enjoyable if you watch with the right attitude (as in don’t take it seriously). But why not also indulge in a guilty pleasure? Inspired by true stories, the movie is angry and impassioned, but it is also, somewhat surprisingly, a romance. Mary Thorne has grown up alongside the Gresham family, whose house, Greshamsbury Park, and status dominate the county. That said, I agree, there’s never a list long enough for everything. But these things are only settings and props for the characters and what they have to say. We take your privacy seriously.

Drama, Mystery, Romance, This mini-series tells the story of Amy Dorrit, who spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father, who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison ... See full summary », Stars: Note: Despite this being a very dated movie, many people enjoy this for the family values and their love of Marie Osmond; for them it’s a Christmas perennial. Katherine Heigl, But not everyone will agree. Would love to see Toby Stephens in *more* period dramas, but I’m not really into the whole pirates thing, so I haven’t really seen much of Black Sails.

With change coming, the women in town wonder how it will affect their lives. Romance and gossip of course ensues! Though the film Rebecca is more a classic than a period drama. – Roger Ebert. | Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie … A young woman is transported to the New South Wales penal colony in 1788.

That’s fine with us! Edward Fox, She must choose between her lover, a Russian sharpshooter, or the imcumbent King Gosung. Irene Richard, Our Take: Director Joe Wright is an artist and Atonement shows off his artistry magnificently. In the process, several great period dramas were either cut due to an unfortunate lack of epic romance (such as DiCaprio’s phenomenal Great Gatsby – but let’s face it, Daisy was terrible) or mainly because the film just wasn’t as beloved as the next (and trust me, some were very, very close).

– The Independent Critic. 420 min

Hope you find the list useful. Nicholas Laughland

53 min I just love that show as well.

As a Bolshevik, Pototsky wants Voznesenskaya and everyone else to know about the revolution.

A show with authentic emotion and substance, Call the Midwife celebrates women, friendship, family, and love.

For her dramatic acting debut, singer Marie Osmond chose this sentimental adaptation of the venerable Yuletide short story The Gift of the Magi, previously filmed in 1952 as a segment of the omnibus feature film O. Henry’s Full House. Either way, prepare yourself: top-notch or otherwise, many of these movies fall into the “It’s Complicated” category. It begins “Once upon a time in distant China, there were three sisters. Michael Judd, Netflix only has season 1 and 2, though I’ve heard season 3 (the final season) will be available in Summer 2015 on Netflix. Stars:

– New York Times.

If you’re going to include The Abduction Club, then you need “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”. A violent, high-stakes struggle ensues. |

The year is 1464, before the Tudor dynasty ruled the country, and war has been ravaging throughout England over who is the rightful King. Your email address will not be published.

Ladd falls in love with her, and vows to protect her land from the schemes of Jagger and his men. Growing up with love, but also made to feel very different because of her skin color, this is a movie not only about marriage and finding a husband, but also one about social change (a good mix between Austen and Amazing Grace). The film is based on the little-known fact that years after slavery was abolished in America, Asians were still held in involuntary servitude – sometimes by their own people. A ravishing adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s legendary novel, A FAREWELL TO ARMS stars Gary Cooper (High Noon) as Lt. Frederic Henry, a young ambulance driver for the Italian army in WWI, more interested in chasing women than the enemy. Ditto A Room With A View.

Terry Mortimer, This period drama, based on Alfred de Musset’s 1836 autobiographical novel of the same name, tells the tale of Octave (Pete Doherty), a desperate young man who tries to get a hold on his life by leaving Paris for the countryside. Drama, Romance. A single twist of fate sets the plot in motion, establishing that the twin forces of character and destiny can work together to alter lives in unexpected and even unimaginable ways.

An epic Soviet era masterpiece depicting the unshakable bonds of love, friendship & duty amid the horror of war. Michelle Charles, 210 min