my favourite costume dramas - escapism, queer spaces and the female gaze
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- on today's ep of 'still not a book channel'... some films! I have a massive soft spot for costume dramas so here are some of my faves. Not a totally comprehensive list but if you haven't seen these... what are you waiting for? Never has there been a better time to escape far off in pretty dresses to a remote castle and enjoy your bitter rivalry with the son of a family you've had to unite with when your lands are threatened by something bigger than your petty squabbles - EA x
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00:00 Intro
01:11 Emma (2020)
04:32 The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
06:55 Shakespeare in Love (1998)
10:14 Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
11:04 The Duchess (2008)
14:40 Orlando (1992)
19:38 Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
26:29 The Favourite (2018)
30:43 Marie Antoinette (2006)
35:40 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
45:05 Honorable Mentions
47:47 Outro
🌿 Referenced 🌿
'Emma' Takes Place in a Bright Georgian Dollhouse (Article): www.architecturaldigest.com/s...
Sandy Powell On Taking A Rock'N'Roll Approach To Period Dress In The Favourite (Article):
www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-f...
THE FAVOURITE | Bodice Politic: The Costumes of The Favourite (Video): • THE FAVOURITE | Bodice...
Why Orlando is an Overlooked Queer Classic (Article):
www.tmrwmagazine.com/features...
Marie Antoinette 'I Want Candy Scene' (Video): • I want Candy - Marie A...
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hi creeper xo
Proud of you for not immediately talking about Marie Antoinette 🤓
Emma's continuing to push the boundaries of consistency and the Algorithm, and we love her for it
This girl has such a good taste
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I fucking loveee your commentary and reviews on films, YOUR passion makes me happy, and it is so joyful to watch your videos 🌟
'costume dramas are queer space' i never knew i could feel so seen. Thank you
I've never met anyone who agrees that Shakespeare in Love is a top tier comfort movie 😄 The script is just *chef's kiss*
(Also Joseph Fiennes has been my secret crush ever since I saw it 😅)
This video is exactly what my geeky queer heart needs right now 💖
I recommend "a room with a view”(1985) 💞💞💞
About Orlando not explaining shit: the book doesn't either 😅
Recommend The Madness of King George. The acting is unbelievable. I remember seeing Dangerous Liasons in the theater and I was awestruck by the accuracy and detail. I think my favorite scene is the opening when Glen Close is being dressed. I don't remember period films focusing on that aspect and the fact that aristocratic women were literally sewn into their clothes was so eye opening. I think it showed the layers of what women were at that time, wealthy, pampered and adored but also subjectified and controlled. Fascinating.
I lovee the editing side note about costume dramas and male roles !! I’d never thought about it like that what a win for the girls and gays
Great video as always Emma! Totally agree about humor in costume dramas. People in the past laughed and acted silly too!! Also, I feel like you'd really like the tv show Harlots. It's set in the 1700s.The main character is Bi. There's lots of interesting/complex female characters and dynamics.
loving books and films are my two personality traits so i LOVE this!! you have immaculate taste!
So unrelated but i was in a HUGEEE reading slump for good 3 months now and was not feeling anything and i saw this one video of you and picked up Jane Eyre that i have left half read and now iam 100 pages shy of finishing it. AHHHH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!
Regarding what you talk about around 24:00
I think romantic costume dramas with a female lead can be enjoyable to watch for men too, and I don't think there are as few costume dramas that are angled towards men aswell as one might imagine. I think it'd come down to what is usually defined as costume dramas as opposed to say something like historical drama or period drama, where the costume of the period would perhaps be more relevant in a production that would be end up being defined as a costume drama. I wouldnt for example call Anonymous, Master and Commander, nor for series The Borgias, Brideshead Revisited or Downton Abbey costume dramas, and none of them seem to be angled specifically towards women or men while involving romantic elements (and arent directly about war, Master and Commander is debatable however, but I think I could argue for it being less so, hehe.) I love both and could easily lump them up into either costume drama or historical/period drama, and I think it just depends on your angle and who you're trying to advertise to, anyone interested in history or a period in history would be potential audience to these movies.
Oh also, have you seen Lady J on Netflix? I think you might like it, atleast aesthetically. I'd like to know what you thought of it if you've seen it! I liked it by the end, despite some parts.
I've seen all but The Princess of Montpensier and Dangerous Liaisons, so I can't comment on them, but I totally agree with you on everything else. Re: The Duchess, there's an ambiguously queer relationship between the Keira Knightley character and the Hayley Atwell character. I'm surprised you didn't mention it! BTW, can we just stop to admire Hayley Atwell and how unbelievably beautiful and ferociously talented she is? It would have been so easy to hate her character, Bess Foster, but Hayley really humanizes her and makes you empathize with her. From The Duchess to Brideshead Revisited to Howards End to Agent Carter, Hayley Atwell is a period piece queen, just like Keira. I love her! My favorite period piece is probably Barry Lyndon, but I, too, feel haunted by Portrait of a Lady on Fire, probably for different reasons, but you're absolutely right about how that film and the female gaze. It not only exemplifies but also thematizes the female gaze. It's so brilliant and beautiful. Giving it 10/10 on the IMDB was a no-brainer. And the last scene! On IG, Jessica Chastain said that when she watched it for the first time, she cried her eyes out for 15 minutes and then rewatched the ending 3 times in a row. Like...yeah. Re: Marie Antoinette, if you've never seen the 2012 French film Les Adieux à la reine (Farewell, My Queen) with Diane Kruger and Lea Seydoux, I highly recommend it. It's also about Marie Antoinette, but it's very different from Sofia Coppola's film. The directing in it is really interesting. It plays kinda like a thriller, and at least to me, it actually has a Hitchcockian feel to it. Also, it, too, is kinda sapphic, though in a very sad sort of way.
Now it's time to go on a costume drama binge as you remind me why I love them so much. Also yes queer cinema needs some happy endings we don't want tragedy all the time.
have you seen Colette (2018)? it stars Keira Knightley as a French writer in late 1800s France who has relationships with both men and women and defies gender conventions. Keira is brilliant in it and I really enjoyed it. I can see where you're coming from with costume dramas being a queer space. P.S. I love your videos!
With what you spoke about around 24 mins, have you ever read the essay by Flugel in which the phenomenon 'The Great Male Renunciation' was termed/coined?? Think you would find that concept interesting... it is about the major turning point in the history of clothes around end of 18th century where 'males' in general renounced elaborate clothing which was generally used as a signifier of class and status... !
Hatfield house is very appropriate for Orlando as it is/was owned by the decedents of lord Robert Cecil who was Queen Elizabeth's most important minister. So both lined to Liz the first I guess.
ok it's not TECHNICALLY a period drama but i would highly recommend The Handmaiden. asian wlw against the patriarchy AND park chan wook's cinemtaography?? it was robbed for an oscar!!
the intro is exquisite *chef's kiss*
I would definitely recommend Yorgos Lanthimos' other films, they have such a weird and creepy energy. One of my favourite directors working today.
But I will say definitely check out The Great it's a show from the same writer as The Favourite so it has that same anachronistic vibe and sense of humour and it's about Catherine the Great in Russia and has Nicholas Hoult also.
Can't believe we're talking about camp, indulgent period dramas/literary adaptions and we haven't mentioned Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)!!!
And Interview With A Vampire (1994) if you wanna see Brad Pitt and a baby Kirsten Dunst
I’ve seen both and do rate them, like little Kirsten Dunst is AMAZING and Coppolas Dracula is an absolute chaotic shit show it’s gr8
haha, I watched 'The Favorite' with my mum, and dad...there was a lot of awkward laughter on his part, bless him 😂
Loves reading though with dyslexia, obsessed with classic books especially 18th century erotica, adores walking through London and city living, big list maker, loves period dramas, especially with queer elements. Are you and I twins? lol
Oh my god, I absolutely loved Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Before the pandemic, I went to see it about a good 6 times in the cinema cause it's that good, hearing vivaldi's summer in the cinemas was one of the best cinema experiences
I’m so jealous of you oh my god
Pretty good list, any older films recommendations? Some good choices from Oscar nominations.
YES!!!!!!!!!! YOU GO GIRL
bestieee the barry lyndon handel yessss
Living for it 💗😸
I loooove this
greaaaaat vid as usual!!! could you maybe do a video about male gaze explained with example/counter examples from movies/books etc?
The entire way Megan Fox is treated in transformers
When you said that costume dramas shouldn’t necessarily have to be or try to be entirely historically accurate - I think that costume dramas shouldn’t try to be historically accurate if they have a strong vision for the costumes like in The Favourite or Marie Antoinette which you mentioned. However, if they don’t have a clear vision about what the costumes should be then they should aspire to being historically accurate. I’m not a fan of switching bonnets for some UGG boots and receiving an Oscar for it (looking at you Little Women 2019) 🥴
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im a girl but i would definitely sword fight for you KJDCKJSXJKS
Have you seen Love and Friendship? It's another Jane Austen, but I definitely think you would appreciate the humour. Kate Beckinsale is very good in it.x
I LOVED EMMA
Such a great movie!!! The best adaption of Emma in my opinion!!
Does Pride and Prejudice and Zombies make the cut?
Also, I’d like to submit Master and Commander.
I love Master and Commander! It’s such an underrated film
@@Sarana. it’s so accurate. Gives me nautical feels.
What are your thoughts on the Princess Bride?
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