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 setting is medieval—Taylor loved a period piece.
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Marina Harss, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Some design elements hint towards modernity, while others gesture towards a period piece a few decades in the past.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 June 2025
Princewill says that given it was a period piece, and because the film was privately financed, there was no pressure to rush it into theaters.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Whether this would have been a sort of origin story for the series’ premonitions or simply a gory period piece is unclear.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
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Marina Harss, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Some design elements hint towards modernity, while others gesture towards a period piece a few decades in the past.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 June 2025
Princewill says that given it was a period piece, and because the film was privately financed, there was no pressure to rush it into theaters.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Whether this would have been a sort of origin story for the series’ premonitions or simply a gory period piece is unclear.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for period piece
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“Period piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/period%20piece. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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