Period drama

/pˈiəɹɪəd dɹˈɑːmə/

Period drama

A TV show or movie that shows what life was like in the past and tries to get the detailst are typical or evocative of the era

Examples

1. From anime to horror and period dramas to Kaiju films, stories from the Japanese movie industry continue to resonate around the globe.

2. She is particularly known for her work in period dramas, and often portrays angst-ridden women.

3. Period dramas are notoriously tough on actors, who must endure unwieldy costumes, animals, weaponry, and often filming conditions that are almost as primitive as the times they seek to depict.

4. Having started her acting career on a local Irish medical drama, it was her breakthrough performance in the 2007 period drama Atonement that earned a THIRTEEN-year-old Ronan her first Oscar nod.

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