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Are you looking for a romantic period drama to snuggle up in front of? If so, this blog is for you!

Click on the title of the film to watch the full adaptations on YouTube! The period dramas are ordered by writer, title and year. There are several versions of most of them, which one is your favourite? If you are looking for anything in particular, look under "labels" to the left, for "feel-good" films or a particular writer.

The past few years, I have spent many mornings under a blanket with a cup of tea in my hands, watching these beautiful romantic stories. There is something about them that just lifts my spirits and inspires me.

Perhaps this site will help enthusiatic newcomers to more easily find what they are looking for! I have often reached a point where I thought there were no more period dramas left to watch, but so far I always manage to find just one more...

Enjoy!

01 August 2010

William Nicholson: Shadowlands

Shadowlands 1993
with Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger













Thank you to Carmel - for recommending it!
/Dimsy

Marcel Pagnol: Manon de Sources

This is a sequel to "Jean de Florette",
best viewed after it's predecessor! 
Enjoy! - Dimsy

Manon de Sources 1987
with Emmanuelle Béart and Yves Montand




















Thank you to Carmel - for recommending it!
/Dimsy

Marcel Pagnol: Jean De Florette

Jean De Florette 1986
with Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elizbeth Depardieu














Thank you to Carmel - for recommending it!
/Dimsy

Karen Blixen: Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast 1987
with Stéphane Audran and Bodil Kjer

















"A Danish film.... an epicurian delight...."

Thank you to Carmel for recommending it! 
/Dimsy

Sébastien Japrisot: A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement 2004
with Audrey Tatou and Jean-Pierre Jeunet















"A Very Long Engagement" tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancée, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One." (imdb.com)
A French Romantic War film

Thank you to Carmel - for recommending it!
/Dimsy

Noël Coward: Brief Encounter (originally Still Life)

Brief Encounter 1945
with Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard













 The film is based on Noël Coward's one-act play Still Life (1936), one of ten short plays in the cycle Tonight at 8:30, designed for Gertrude Lawrence and Coward himself to be performed in various combinations as triple bills

Thank you to Carmel - for recommending it!
/Dimsy

P.G. Wodehouse: Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster 1990-1993
with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie

Flora Jane Thompson: Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford 2008-2010
with Olivia Hallinan and Julia Sawalha















"Hi there,

Just in case you've missed them and have run out of period dramas to watch, two of my favourites are "Lark Rise to Candleford" and "Jeeves and Wooster". Also, love the site :)

Kind regards,
Ashling"