Tag Archives: historical drama

Shakespeare in Love … again (film: Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, 2025)

Posted on January 25, 2026 by admin

What is Chloé Zhao‘s true voice? When she describes American reality from the perspective of characters who are not very favored by fate, as she did in ‘The Rider’ and ‘Nomadland’? In superhero films like ‘Eternals’? Or now, when she … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, biopic, Chloé Zhao, costume drama, Emily Watson, film based on a novel, Hamnet, historical drama, Jessie Buckley, Maggie O'Farrell, Paul Mescal, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

when prejudice turns to horror (film: Săptămâna mare – Andrei Cohn, 2024)

Posted on May 17, 2025 by admin

One of the most interesting movies of the good year that was 2024 for Romanian cinema, a film that I had been waiting to see for over a year, is ‘Săptămâna mare‘ (‘The Holy Week‘). The film is written and … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Andrei Butica, Andrei Cohn, antisemitism, Ciprian Chiriches, Doru Bem, epoch drama, historical drama, period films, Romanian cinema, Săptămâna Mare | Leave a comment

the comrade writer (film: Moromeții 3 – Stere Gulea, 2024)

Posted on May 14, 2025 by admin

‘Moromeții 3‘ (the title of the international distribution is ‘The Moromete Family 3: Father and Son‘) is the third film in the series inspired by Marin Preda‘s novels. It is again directed by Stere Gulea and was filmed in 2022-23 … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alex Calin, black-and-white film, films about communism, historical drama, Horatiu Malaele, inspired by a book, Mara Bugarin, Marin Preda, Moromeții 3, Olimpia Melinte, Romanian cinema, Stere Gulea, Vivi Dragan Vasile | Leave a comment

two brothers go to Hollywood (film: Good Morning Babilonia – Paolo & Vittorio Taviani)

Posted on April 21, 2025 by admin

The Taviani brothers are no more. First, Vittorio died in 2018, and last year Paolo also left us. They leave behind about 20 feature films and a few more short films and collaborations on collective creations. They also wrote most … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American saga, Charles Dance, Good Morning Babilonia, historical comedy, historical drama, Italian cinema, Joaquim de Almeida, original script, Paolo Taviani, Taviani brothers, Vincent Spano, Vittorio Taviani | Leave a comment

the fight against forgetting (film: The Ring / HaTabat – Adir Miller, 2024)

Posted on December 27, 2024 by admin

‘The Ring’ (‘HaTabat’ – 2024), written by Adir Miller and directed by him together with Doron and Yoav Paz, is a film that starts from some excellent premises. It is based on a true story that happened during the Holocaust … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Based on a True Story, Doron Paz, HaTabat, historical drama, Holocaust movies, Israeli cinema, Joy Rieger, melodrama, The Ring, Tikva Dayan, Yoav Paz | Leave a comment

the tragical story of a clown during the Belle Époque (film: Chocolat – Roschdy Zem, 2016)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by admin

‘Chocolat‘, directed in 2016 by Roschdy Zem, is one of those films that left me happy after viewing, but which later, as emotions and ideas settled, I started to consider as a missed opportunity for an exceptional creation. The film … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged a fost redescoperit de istoricul Gérard Noiriel, based on a book, Belle Epoque, biopic, Chocolat, Gérard Noiriel, historical drama, James Thierrée, Omar Sy, racism, true historical character | Leave a comment

justice under terror (film: Nachts wenn der Teufel kam / The Devil Strikes at Night – Robert Siodmak, 1957)

Posted on August 17, 2024 by admin

The life path and the career of Robert Siodmak has been winding, full of ups and downs, worthy of the script of a biopic waiting to be written and brought to screens sometime in the future. The German director of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Based on a True Story, film noir, German cinema, historical drama, Mario Adorf, Robert Siodmak, ww2 movies | Leave a comment

bloody thrones (film: La reine Margot – Patrice Chéreau, 1994)

Posted on August 3, 2024 by admin

Historical movies are getting old too. ‘La reine Margot‘, the adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel produced by Claude Berri and written (in collaboration) and directed by Patrice Chéreau was made in 1994. I am passionate about history (including historical books … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claude Berri, Daniell Auteuil, film based on a novel, French cinema, Goran Bregovic, historical drama, Isabelle Adjani, Jean-Hugues Anglade, La reine Margot, Patrice Chéreau, Virna Lisi | Leave a comment

another movie about the Boleyn sisters (film: The Other Boleyn Girl – Justin Chadwick, 2008)

Posted on July 11, 2024 by admin

One does not learn the history of Verona from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – neither from Shakespeare’s play, nor from Zeffirelli’s film, nor from Prokofiev’s ballet. This is what historical treatises are written and read for. Likewise, the story of the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, British cinema, British movies, Eric Bana, film based on a novel, historical drama, Justin Chadwick, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mark Rylance, Natalie Portman, period films, Scarlett Johansson, The Other Boleyn Girl | Leave a comment

Indiana Lang (film: Der Tiger von Eschnapur / The Tiger of Eschnapur & Das Indische Grabmal / The Indian Tomb – Fritz Lang, 1958)

Posted on February 9, 2024 by admin

The diptych consisting of ‘Der Tiger von Eschnapur‘ (in English distribution ‘The Tiger of Eschnapur‘) and ‘Das Indische Grabmal‘ (‘The Indian Tomb‘) opens the last and shortest stage of Fritz Lang‘s career. The credits of the films indicate 1958 as … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Das Indische Grabmal, Debra Paget, Der Tiger von Eschnapur, epoch movie, film based on a novel, film taking place in India, Fritz Lang, German cinema, historical drama, The Indian Tomb, The Tiger of Eschnapur, Thea von Harbou | Leave a comment