Period pictures don't stay with me for the most part however and that is my sentiment about this one. (rottentomatoes.com)
Outside of his Lubitsch films, Vajda specialized in period pictures, notably The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), The Great Garrick (1937), and Marie Antoinette (1938). (rottentomatoes.com)
For all the value of his three most recent period pictures, they feel less vital as direct responses to the world around us than as filmed civics lessons, like popcorn Rossellini in his historical films era. (reverseshot.org)