What are your favorite period films?

[betweensunandmoon]

Mine are:

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Captain Blood (1935)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Prince of Foxes (1948)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Scaramouche (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Julius Caesar (1953)
The Music Man (1962)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
The Sting (1973)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
The Great Gatsby (2013)

Comments

[dimity_blue]

*"Victor/Victoria." Gay/trans comedy set in 1930s Paris. Stars Julie Andrews as a drag queen. Yes, you read that right.*

"Victor/Victoria" is sheer brilliance. I love Toddy's relationship with Victoria - how they just click with each other. I love Victoria punching Richard in the nose because he's such a bastard to Toddy. I love Squash getting locked out in the snow. I love the poor waiter who can't remember where he knows 'Victor' from until the fight breaks out. I love the same waiter with the cake at the end. I love Toddy's Shady Dame. It's a brilliant beautiful film.

I also want a follow up where they take over Chicago.

[duskpeterson]

:)