Sentences with phrase «into costume dramas»

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The moment where Sergio Leone, anonymous costume drama hack turned into Sergio Leone, keen stylist and poet of cruelty.

He jokingly terms his first journey into this world «the Trainspotting version of the English costume drama»; in which case this could be his Sunshine - more ambitious, more complex but perhaps a little muddied.

And sure enough, what begins as a clarion call settles into a somewhat familiar period costume drama spiced up now and again with racy sequences nonetheless sobered by the memory of the delirious hedonism of that opening, wherein we get Dracula's backstory as a hero of a holy war, repulsing Muslim invaders in Romania, turning to blasphemy when the vengeful Turks fool his wife Elisabeta (Winona Ryder) into believing that her beloved has died on the battlefield, and gleefully chewing artificial scenery with toothy relish.

Upon entering I thought that I could very well be walking into yet another costume drama that takes no time whatsoever to work on an able story (i.e. Valmont), but instead I was treated to a beautifully layered film that is probably the second best I've seen so far this year.

Matthias Schoenaerts has not been unduly stretched since his previous detached lead role in Alan Rickman's recent costume drama, A Little Chaos, and again appears reluctant to navigate his character beyond specific emotional boundaries, but does inject just enough pathos into Gabriel Oak to consider him a plausible suitor for the headstrong but fragile Bathsheba.

A costume drama starring Song Kang - ho from The Attorney as the face reader himself, its protagonist's fate and that of everyone around him is sealed when he gets drawn into the intrigues of the Joseon Dynasty court.

It transforms stuffy costume drama into strange situationist comedy while delicately knocking an icon of history from his vaunted pedestal.

Vampire movies can sink into self - serious moochiness — or, worse, stilted costume drama.

«Turns the heartbreak and bloodshed of Indian partition in 1947 into a lush costume drama full of political intrigue and melodramatic romance in this not - entirely successful mix of Bollywood and Merchant - Ivory conventions» — KT

Aufort, whose credits include the richly emotional costume drama «A Royal Affair» (alongside Gabriel Yared) and the murderously sensual genetic creation of «Splice» is clearly someone who can get into a womens» emotional skin, especially when given a journey of personal discovery.

While Russell largely fails to make dramatic connections and bring us into the inner world of his characters» conflicted desires, he succeeds mightily in making a film of often breathtaking beauty that balances the conventions of the British costume drama with his experimental proclivities.

Recommended if you enjoy moody or Gothic costume dramas; but be warned, this one includes horror movie elements and delves into sinister places.

I'm sure there's a small cadre of super-hardcore math majors into intricate medieval costume drama and puzzling out the mysteries of Generation of Chaos, but I'm not one of them.Rating: 0.5 out of 10