period piece

noun

: a work (as of literature, art, furniture, cinema, or music) whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period

Examples of period piece in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Director István Szabó crafts an elegant aesthetic that feels very reminiscent of 2000s period pieces, flush with fluid camera movements and long, sweeping shots that capture the opulent settings of London’s theaters, grand homes and lavish parties. —

Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Steve McQueen is debuting his latest period piece, this time starring Saoirse Ronan. —

Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2024 Spending time in her orbit can be not unpleasantly like entering a period piece. —

Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 Seeing Cafe Wha? and the street scenes of the Village in the ‘60s… the period piece of it all. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for period piece

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