period piece
noun
: a work (as of literature, art, furniture, cinema, or music) whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
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The period piece is famous for playing quaint orchestral covers of contemporary pop artists such as Billie Eilish, Pitbull and BTS.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
While the period piece is an alluring tale of heartbreak, societal expectations, and love, there is explicit content within each season.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The period piece is peppered with sequences in the present, where the two musicians, now in a punk rock band, continue to struggle to make a living through their art.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
The film embeds its characters in a creative reimagining of Elizabethan period pieces, with costume design nominee Malgosia Turzanska drawing on the color of blood as inspiration for Anges’s garments.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
While the period piece is an alluring tale of heartbreak, societal expectations, and love, there is explicit content within each season.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The period piece is peppered with sequences in the present, where the two musicians, now in a punk rock band, continue to struggle to make a living through their art.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
The film embeds its characters in a creative reimagining of Elizabethan period pieces, with costume design nominee Malgosia Turzanska drawing on the color of blood as inspiration for Anges’s garments.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Period piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/period%20piece. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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