Period Dramas allow us to view history through a new lens and feel surprisingly modern as a result.
Snarky retorts, fleeting male nudity, and a proposal scene cut short by an unexpected nosebleed are just some of the elements that set Autumn de Wilde’s Regency romp apart from the average Jane Austen adaptation. Anya Taylor-Joy sizzles as the matchmaker at its centre who is determined to find an eligible bachelor for a new friend . The suitors – Johnny Flynn, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner – are sultry, the pastel-hued interiors delectable and the costumes ostentatious.TCD/Prod.
You can rely on Armando Iannucci to breathe new life into Charles Dickens’s sprawling bildungsroman. In the hands of the endlessly inventive comedian, the tale of a boy who pulls himself up by his bootstraps and seeks out fame and fortune becomes a madcap delight complete with a zingy script, cartoonish punch-ups, collapsing sets and a heady dose of magical realism.
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