i've recently developed a taste for period dramas. i know.
the costumes, the sets, the scenery and, most of all, the foppery. i just can't get enough. don't get me wrong, you're not going to catch me watching Pride and Prejudice, now. i like my fops continental. none of that English manners bullshit.
these are, however, to my mind, the two greatest ever made.
Amadeus is basically a period, rock biopic. Mozart, it turns out, was a serious fookin' superstar. prima donna as fuck. it's up there with the very best rivalry driven films: Salieri's obsession with Mozart is as beautifully depicted as any i've seen on screen.
Barry Lyndon is perhaps my favourite rise-and-fall movie ever. boy, his rise just couldn't be sweeter. from timid, romantic country lad, Barry duels and shags his way to a peerage. only to have it all taken away from him by his step-son, the scheming super-fop, Lord Bullingdon. pure genius. its Flashman without the cowardice.
so, powder your wigs and limp up those wrists, here are a couple of snap-shots from both.
Amadeus
Barry Lyndon
don't waste any more time. go and watch them.
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