costume drama
noun
: a movie that is set in the past in which the actors are dressed like people from the past
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At their best, the Hammer period horrors approached a serious-minded costume drama as invaded by a variety of murderous predators.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
With plenty of palace intrigue and a winking Favourite-esque sense of humor, The Serpent Queen is far from a stuffy costume drama.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 31 July 2024
The festival will also screen 2002 hit costume drama Devdas, in which Khan plays a man whose life spirals out of control after his family forbids him from marrying his childhood sweetheart.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 July 2024
This one’s a costume drama called The Favourite, and Stone plays a scheming social climber in the court of Queen Anne.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
Both events may take place behind closed doors, but the costume drama will be there for all to see.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
What the series share is a tone that splits the difference between prestige costume drama, high melodrama, and fairy tale (the Elizabeths come from a family that practices magic).
—Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The honor followed on the heels of her BAFTA win for Yorgos Lanthimos’ puckish spin on the costume drama, in which Stone plays a woman who finds liberation and self-actualization after being brought back to life by an eccentric surgeon.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
In Yorgos Lanthimos’ costume drama, Stone plays a woman who goes on a journey of self-discovery after being brought back to life by an eccentric surgeon.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
With plenty of palace intrigue and a winking Favourite-esque sense of humor, The Serpent Queen is far from a stuffy costume drama.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 31 July 2024
The festival will also screen 2002 hit costume drama Devdas, in which Khan plays a man whose life spirals out of control after his family forbids him from marrying his childhood sweetheart.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 July 2024
This one’s a costume drama called The Favourite, and Stone plays a scheming social climber in the court of Queen Anne.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
Both events may take place behind closed doors, but the costume drama will be there for all to see.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
What the series share is a tone that splits the difference between prestige costume drama, high melodrama, and fairy tale (the Elizabeths come from a family that practices magic).
—Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The honor followed on the heels of her BAFTA win for Yorgos Lanthimos’ puckish spin on the costume drama, in which Stone plays a woman who finds liberation and self-actualization after being brought back to life by an eccentric surgeon.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
In Yorgos Lanthimos’ costume drama, Stone plays a woman who goes on a journey of self-discovery after being brought back to life by an eccentric surgeon.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
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