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 +"''[[The Story of Mankind (film)|The Story of Mankind]]'' is popcorn history, slavered with butter and sprinkled with salt for viewers to munch on during their history tutorial. The spirit invokes the achievements of [[Moses]], [[Socrates]], [[Plato]], [[Aristotle]], [[Hippocrates]], [[da Vinci]], [[Galileo]], [[Shakespeare]]. Scratch counters with examples of humankind at its worst: [[Nero]]nian Rome, the [[Salem witchcraft trials]], the [[antebellum South|slave-holding South]], two [[world wars]], and [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Hiroshima]]—the latter, an image too iconic for comment. The spirit calls a final witness, a toddler representing the world of tomorrow. “Let there be a tomorrow for the planet Earth,” the spirit pleads. Although he argues eloquently that evil, when crushed, has made humankind stronger, the tribunal is unimpressed. "--''[[The Screen Is Red: Hollywood, Communism, and the Cold War]]'' (2016) by Bernard F. Dick
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-"'''Period Piece'''" is phrase that has several meanings.+A '''historical drama''' (also '''period drama''', '''costume drama''', and '''period piece''') is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes [[historical fiction]] and [[romance film|romance]]s, [[adventure film]]s, and [[swashbuckler]]s. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the [[Middle Ages]] or a specific period such as the [[Roaring Twenties]]. A religious work can qualify as period drama but not as historical one.
-Firstly, in the [[performing arts]], a ''period piece'' is a work set in a particular era. This informal term covers all countries, all periods and all [[genre]]s. It may be as long and general as the [[Middle Ages|medieval era]] or as limited as one decade&mdash;the [[1920s|Roaring Twenties]], for example. Most commonly we can see this in Film. A period pice film is sometimes referred to as a [[costume drama]].+==Historical accuracy==
 +While historical drama is [[fiction]], works may include references to real-life people or events from the relevant time period or contain factually accurate representations of the time period. Works may also include mostly-fictionalized narratives based on actual people or events, such as ''[[Schindler's List]]'', ''[[Braveheart]],'' and ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]].''
-Secondly, ''period piece'' can describe a work that was famous in a past era but less so today: for example, one might describe a production of a drama by one of [[Shakespeare]]'s contemporaries as "an interesting period piece" but would be less likely to describe a production of [[Hamlet]] as such. Period piece is contrasted with "[[classic|classic piece]]", or something with timeless or lasting broad readership.+Works that focus on accurately portraying specific historical events or persons are instead known as [[docudrama]] (such as [[The Report (2019 film)|''The Report'']]). Where a person's life is central to the story, such a work is known as [[Biographical film|biographical drama]] (examples being ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' and ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]])''.
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 +==Examples==
 +:''[[List of historical drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization]]''
 +Film and television examples of period pieces include ''[[Marie Antoinette (1938 film)|Marie Antoinette]]'' (1938), ''[[The Leopard (1963 film)|The Leopard]]'' (1963), ''[[Barry Lyndon]]'' (1975), ''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]'' (1984), ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]'' (1993), ''[[Last Man Standing (1996 film)|Last Man Standing]]'' (1996), ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998), ''[[Bathory (film)|Bathory]]'' (2008), ''[[The Other Boleyn Girl]]'' (2008), ''[[The Young Victoria]]'' (2009), ''[[Darkest Hour (film)|Darkest Hour]]'' (2017), ''[[The Favourite]]'' (2018), and ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]'' (2019).
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 +Examples of television series include ''[[Robin Hood (1953 TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' (1953), ''[[Middlemarch (TV serial)|Middlemarch]]'' (1994), ''[[Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)|Pride and Prejudice]]'' (1995), ''[[The Tudors]]'', ''[[Mad Men]]'', ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', ''[[Call the Midwife]]'', ''[[Downton Abbey]]'', ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'', ''[[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]]'', ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'', ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)|Father Brown]]'', ''[[Medici (TV series)|Medici]]'', ''[[Stranger Things]]'', ''[[The Americans]]'', ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', ''[[That '70s Show]]'', ''[[The Get Down]]'', ''[[Another Period]]'', ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'', ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]], [[Rome (TV series)|Rome]],'' ''[[Velvet]]'' and ''[[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]]'' (2019).
-Thirdly, ''period piece'' can be used [[subjective]]ly, such as when applied to contemporary or recent works which have not been tested by time, since it is guessing how future generations will view the work. For example [[Harold Bloom]] in ''[[The Western Canon]]'' (1994) labels those works ''not'' included in his list of 20th century literature as being mostly "period pieces" (see Appendix header for "The Chaotic Age"). Since these works are still being widely read (''[[Harry Potter]]'' for example), it is impossible to know if they will become regarded as classics in the future or simply fade away into mostly unread period pieces. 
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==See also== ==See also==
 +* [[List of films about the American Revolution]]
 +* [[List of films and television shows about the American Civil War]]
*[[Historical fiction]] *[[Historical fiction]]
 +*[[Sword-and-sandal]]
 +* [[List of films set in ancient Rome]]
 +* [[Western films]]
 +*[[Historical drama films set in Asia]]
 +**''[[Jidaigeki]]''
 +**''[[Wuxia]]''
 +**''[[Sageuk]]''
 +**''[[List of Vietnamese historical drama films|Phim lịch sử]]''
 +* [[Middle Ages in film]]
 +*[[War film]]
 +*[[List of films based on the Bible ]]
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"The Story of Mankind is popcorn history, slavered with butter and sprinkled with salt for viewers to munch on during their history tutorial. The spirit invokes the achievements of Moses, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, da Vinci, Galileo, Shakespeare. Scratch counters with examples of humankind at its worst: Neronian Rome, the Salem witchcraft trials, the slave-holding South, two world wars, and Hiroshima—the latter, an image too iconic for comment. The spirit calls a final witness, a toddler representing the world of tomorrow. “Let there be a tomorrow for the planet Earth,” the spirit pleads. Although he argues eloquently that evil, when crushed, has made humankind stronger, the tribunal is unimpressed. "--The Screen Is Red: Hollywood, Communism, and the Cold War (2016) by Bernard F. Dick

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A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties. A religious work can qualify as period drama but not as historical one.

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Historical accuracy

While historical drama is fiction, works may include references to real-life people or events from the relevant time period or contain factually accurate representations of the time period. Works may also include mostly-fictionalized narratives based on actual people or events, such as Schindler's List, Braveheart, and Les Misérables.

Works that focus on accurately portraying specific historical events or persons are instead known as docudrama (such as The Report). Where a person's life is central to the story, such a work is known as biographical drama (examples being Cinderella Man and Lincoln).

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Examples

List of historical drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization

Film and television examples of period pieces include Marie Antoinette (1938), The Leopard (1963), Barry Lyndon (1975), Amadeus (1984), The Age of Innocence (1993), Last Man Standing (1996), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Bathory (2008), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), The Young Victoria (2009), Darkest Hour (2017), The Favourite (2018), and Little Women (2019).

Examples of television series include Robin Hood (1953), Middlemarch (1994), Pride and Prejudice (1995), The Tudors, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Call the Midwife, Downton Abbey, Deadwood, Halt and Catch Fire, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Father Brown, Medici, Stranger Things, The Americans, Little House on the Prairie, That '70s Show, The Get Down, Another Period, Peaky Blinders, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Rome, Velvet and Chernobyl (2019).


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List of costume drama films

There are many movies that can be categorized by the period of time in which they are set. Below are listed different periods and movies set in that period.

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Ancient

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Medieval

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Renaissance/Elizabethan

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Baroque

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Georgian

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Regency

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Victorian

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Edwardian

  • A Breath of Scandal (1960)
  • A Death in the Family (2002)
  • A Little Princess (1995)
  • A Night to Remember (1958)
  • A Room with a View (1986)
  • A Room with a View (2007)
  • All the King's Men (1999)
  • Angel (2007)
  • Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (1999)
  • August (1996)
  • Bandidas (2006)
  • Big Jake (1971)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)
  • Breaker Morant (1980)
  • Bride of the Wind (2001)
  • Brittanic (2000)
  • Carnivale (1999)
  • Carrington (1995)
  • Chaplin (1992)
  • Colour Blind (1998)
  • Coming Through (1985)
  • Dr. Zhivago (1965)
  • Doctor Zhivago (2002)
  • Dust (2002)
  • Eight Men Out (1988)
  • Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997)
  • Finding Neverland (2004)
  • Flickers (1980)
  • Gallipoli (1981)
  • Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
  • House of Mirth (1981)
  • How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982)
  • Howards End (1992)
  • Illuminata (1998)
  • In Love and War (1996)
  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  • Legends of the Fall (1994)
  • Lost Empires (1986)
  • Maurice (1987)
  • Michael Collins (1996)
  • Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
  • Mrs. Soffel (1984)
  • My Fair Lady (1964)
  • My Uncle Silas (2000)
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
  • No Greater Love (1996)
  • Nora (2000)
  • Northern Lights (1978)
  • O Pioneers! (1992)
  • Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
  • Pollyanna (1960)
  • Rebel Heart (2000)
  • Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004)
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
  • Sergeant York (1941)
  • Shackleton (1983)
  • Shackleton (2001)
  • Shadow Magic (2001)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)
  • Skylark (1993)
  • Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998)
  • Solomon and Gaenor (2000)
  • Somewhere in Time (1980)
  • Songcatcher (1999)
  • South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
  • Stiff Upper Lips (1998)
  • Sunshine (1999)
  • The Bachelor (1992)
  • The Basket (1999)
  • The Cinder Path (1994)
  • The Color Purple (1985)
  • The Dead (1987)
  • The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain (1995)
  • The Fifteen Streets (1989)
  • The Forsyte Saga - To Let (2003)
  • The Fulfillment of Mary Gray (1989)
  • The Golden Bowl (1972)
  • The Golden Bowl (2000)
  • The Great War (1996)
  • The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
  • The House of Mirth (2000)
  • The Last Place on Earth (1985)
  • The Little Kidnappers (1990)
  • The Lost Prince (2003)
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
  • The Merchant of Venice (1973)
  • The Missionary (1982)
  • The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
  • The Railway Children (2000)
  • The Reef (1997)
  • The Road to Wellville (1994)
  • The Three Sisters (1966)
  • The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
  • The Warden of Red Rock (2001)
  • The Wind and the Lion (1975)
  • The Wingless Bird (1997)
  • The Wings of the Dove (1997)
  • The Winslow Boy (1988)
  • The Winslow Boy (1999)
  • Titanic (1996)
  • Titanic (1997)
  • When the Whales Came (1989)
  • Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
  • Wilson (1944)
  • Winter's End (1999)
  • Young Winston (1972)
  • Zoya (1995)
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