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I can’t believe you described Moliere as dull! My family and I thought it was hilarious, a quainter Shakespeare in love.
And I adore Vatel too. Utter historical escapism for me, especially having visited a number of locations used, it really captures the glamour of it all and sheds an amusing light on politics that are run from the bedroom.
Jez – to each their own! I knew when I posted that review of Moliere that I was going against the grain — so many of my friends loved that film. But I just post my opinions! 🙂
Have you heard of The Devil’s Whore? An excellent miniseries about the English Civil War from 2008.
Darnaguen: I’m not sure if it’s you who recommended it to me a few months back, but I hadn’t heard of it and a reader on this here blog recommended it, and I did watch it — and I have a review to post today!
I really enjoyed “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister”, if you can find a way to watch it. I’m not sure it was ever released on DVD.
If you have not seen it already, I highly recommend “Tous les matins du monde” (All the mornings of the world) by Alain Corneau, set in the 17th century.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103110/
If you haven’t checked out “The Musketeers” on BBC (BBC America in the US), it’s definitely batting in your ballpark. Mostly male costumes and probably not that accurate, but I think it’s a fun watch.