period piece

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Costello was paired up with his hero by the producers of the 1996 film Grace of My Heart, a period piece about ‘60s songwriters working in the Brill Building where Bacharach got his start. —

Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Feb. 2023 The English Patient, just to catch a movie, and remembering the Oscar buzz around that film: a period piece, beautifully acted and shot. —

Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2022 Suzanne Allain adapted the screenplay from her own novel of the same name, a period piece that lovingly pays homage to the spirit of Jane Austen and other Regency rom-coms. —

Jenelle Riley, Variety, 25 May 2022 Now, she’s set to star in Amsterdam, a period piece from director David O. Russell, the filmmaker behind projects such as American Hustle and The Silver Linings Playbook. —

Leah Campano, Seventeen, 29 Apr. 2022 Australian director Baz Luhrmann is re-visiting his 2008 period piece Australia to turn it into a limited series for Hulu. —

Laura Zornosa, Time, 16 Dec. 2022 Still, the Piedmont home has its own narrative — one driven by bold, almost Technicolor hues that keep it from feeling like a fusty period piece — that unfolds from room to room. —

Aileen Kwun, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022 The period piece, which will be set in Pueblo de Los Angeles and told in a telenovela style, will feature Valderrama pulling double duty as both Zorro and an executive producer. —

Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2022 It’s Ireland in 1992, and a young woman who’s out walking by the shore stumbles onto a location shoot, some sort of period piece involving 18th century soldiers and old wooden ships. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Nov. 2022 See More

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