#historical film

[history-and-arts]

That awkward moment when Lucien called Josephine a whore and almost got murdered by his own brother.

(scene from Napoleon & Josephine a love story, 1987)

#Napoleon #Napoleon & Josephine a love story #Movie #Historical film

[illustratus]

Extras on the set of Cleopatra (1963)

#cleopatra 1963 #cleopatra #film #classics #classic film #cinema #egypt #egyptian #ancient egypt #ancient egyptian #history #historical film

[18thcenturythirsttrap]

'When art is so short of inspiration that it has to steal from history, it should at least respect history’s sole essence, which is truth.'

Tbf, Simon Jenkins seems more offended by The Crown than by Napoleon - perhaps that's because many of those represented are still alive?

He makes an excellent general point, though, about 'art so short of inspiration that it has to steal from history'. I think too many novelists, dramatists and film-makers get away with cannibalising dead people's lives for their plotlines, which they then feel they can abandon or embellish when reality seems vague (usually not as vague as they would have us believe) or it doesn't serve their particular narrative purpose. If you're interested in a period, why not use your imagination and create fictional characters whose lives can unfold as you please within that period? Subject to the boundaries of conceivable historical reality, of course.

Or if you can't be bothered with conceivable historical reality, why not opt for sci-fi, or fantasy, where you can create your own rules and reality?

#you all know who i am especially thinking of here #the duplays thomas more and anne boleyn would like a word #but i feel it's a general point that needs to be made and i'm glad someone is finally making it #historical fiction #historical drama #historical film #the crown #napoleon #simon jenkins

[tendermimi]

Phantom Thread (2017)

#phantom thread #film stills #film #period piece #period drama #historical #historical film

[bestofcaryelwes]

Cary in a photoshoot as Guildford Dudley, for 'Lady Jane' (1986)

#cary elwes #films #movies #1980s #1980s movies #1986 #historical drama #history #lady jane #Guildford dudley #romance #tudors #historical film #film photos #film photography #film stills #photoshoots

[die-rosastrasse]

These answers are based on my personal picks - please don't be offended that your favorite isn't here (reblog and tell me which one is missing!)

#polls #tumblr polls #polls on tumblr #new poll #period movies #period film #historical movies #historical film #costumes #period drama #historical fashion

[phantastyinfact]

INNOCENCE

Lost to the ages

#art #technicolor #historical film #19th century #french #france #paris #lyon #winter vibes #wintercore #winter aesthetic #european culture #romantic #romanticism #colourised #colorised #old film #french cinema #new wave #dark academia #aesthetic #art nouveau #belle epoque #art decor #psychology #philosophy #sigmund freud #freud #jung #carl jung

[the-mad-prince-of-denmark]

Novecento, 1976, dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

#i know that some people use this and my horror blog for movie recommendations but i cannot stress enough if this looks cool please do your #homework on it because it's got A Lot of very graphic and upsetting content in it #novecento #70s film #italian film #multinational film #historical film #queer film #drama film #film photoset #film aesthetic

[inmyworldblr]

Ghare Baire / The Home and the World (1984) | dir. Satyajit Ray

#Ghare Baire #Ghare Baire 1984 #the home and the world 1984 #the home and the world #satyajit ray #soumitra chatterjee #Swatilekha Chatterjee #Swatilekha Sengupta #indian cinema #cinema #movies #films #bengali cinema #classic cinema #world cinema #1980s #cinematography #film scenes #movie scenes #historical film #aesthetic

[arcangela06]

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓗𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓓𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓪 : 𝓓𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓮

𝓜𝓸𝓿𝓲𝓮 : 𝓓𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮

For @kusurrone

#dante alighieri #beatrice portinari #dantepupiavati #alessandrosperduti #dante2022 #historical drama #perioddramaedit #historical film #historical movies #edits #womaninhistory

[macaron-n-cheese]

I just started the Horatio Hornblower series IT'S SO GOOD!!!!!

#horatio hornblower #rambles #film #historical film

[history-and-arts]

Scene from: Napoleon & Josephine a love story (1987).

Even though it is quite historically inaccurate, I really enjoyed this three-part miniseries. Napoleon provokes one of his own men in this scene by pretending to dislike Napoleon, of course that doesn't end very well for Napoleon.

#Napoleon Bonaparte #Napoleon & Josephine a love story #Movie #Historical film #Napoleonic era #Armand Assante

[londonjets]

Catriona MacColl for Lady Oscar x Shiseido Scans featuring promotional photo postcards (1979)

#lady oscar #lady oscar (1979) #the rose of versailles #versailles no bara #berubara #catriona maccoll #oscar françois de jarjayes #jacques demy #scan: londonjets #merch #merchandise #film memorabilia #70s film #70s movies #70s cinema #period film #drama film #historical film #filmedit #classicfilmedit #fyeahmovies #fyeahmotionpictures #film costume #1970s #1970s vintage #1970s aesthetic #1970s films #had to get and scan these #that promotional lipstick #*chef's kiss*

[mycological-mariner]

Anyways, you should go watch Aces High (1976)

#I promise you’ll be normal afterwards #yes there IS a novelisation. yes it IS going to drive you mad #also tumblr only lets you upload 10 pictures at a time #I promise there’s more :) #aces high 1976 #peter firth #malcom mcdowell #simon ward #christopher plummer #historical film

[nighttimedaydreamer]

All & Everyone, Everyone & All, meet Francesca Saverio Cabrini, my new human hero.

She accomplished so much in her lifetime, and I strive to do as much good in the world as she did.

Recently, Angel Studios made an entire film about her, and I think showing it in theatres during March was very intentional. I cried while watching it, which doesn't happen with a lot of films. It was fabulous, and I highly recommend you see it.

Cabrini was an Italian nun who lived in a time when Italian immigrants were hated by the people already living in America.

As a teen, when she first wanted to become a nun, she was denied several times by different places because she had a weak constitution due to a near-death experience she had as a child, when she almost drowned.

Denied her request to start and lead a mission in China, she was allowed to go to New York, to start an orphanage there.

Once there, in a town called Five Points, she found that even the rats had it better than the children in the streets, most of which were Italian immigrants. She started the orphanage with what little she had, but it became quickly apparent that there wasn't nearly enough room.

Despite great odds, she founded several orphanages, and eventually even fought to establish a hospital, hiring mostly Italians, with the aim to provide the highest services, to both the American socialite and Italian immigrant, and run entirely by women.

She went on to found many hospitals of the same nature, all over the world, even deep in China where she had originally longed to serve.

She had to fight every moment of her life to be allowed to do good, simply because faithless men did not believe what she proposed was even possible, much less worth it.

She was not always alone, though. She made genuine friends along the way, and it's important to know that she embarked on the journey with fellow Sisters by her side. She did not try to do things alone. She relied on their support many times, as any wise, good leader ought.

Remember her name, and her example, and teach all those you know about this incredible person who deserves far more recognition.

To learn more about her, I highly recommend you watch the film, and you can also read her Wikipedia article:

#women's history month #women in history #incredible women #historical figures #historical film #cabrini #Frances Xavier Cabrini #St. Cabrini #Saint Cabrini #Francesca Saverio Cabrini #history

[lonelylittledot]

#can i get a hell yeah #period drama #period piece #period film #historical film #period movies #action film #superhero movies #historical fashion #male gaze #srsly girl pls just GET THAT HAIR AWAY FROM YOUR FACE???