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Eliza Brooke's avatar

Have added all of your wonderful ideas to the Letterboxd list! (And will continue doing so!)

https://letterboxd.com/elizapbrooke/list/period-films/

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Shit.u.should.buy's avatar

THE INTERN SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS. Also Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

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Cheryl Wischhover's avatar

Ang Lee’s “sense and sensibility” from 1995. Hugh Grant is ridiculous in it and Emma Thompson is divine

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Jenny's avatar

"Someone Like You" with Ashley Judd; "Sliding Doors" -- pre-Goop Gwyneth, fun British accents; "While You Were Sleeping," Sandra Bullock.

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Eliza Brooke's avatar

Sliding Doors has been on my watchlist for so long!

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Allie Michels's avatar

Two Weeks Notice !!!

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sam verdile's avatar

Oh! Any Diane Lane movies; she wears a wardrobe so well it’s a delight

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sam verdile's avatar

The wedding singer, romy and Michele, and the Bourne identity movies fall in this category for me.

One time I tried to describe to pain to Drew as “my vagina is a wishbone at Thanksgiving and people are doing the thing where they pull it apart. But for hours.” that seemed to resonate. Shit sucks, I’m sorry friend

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Eliza Brooke's avatar

Great recs and WHAT A GOOD DESCRIPTION. That's right on the money.

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Debra Moffitt's avatar

A great list! In the same genre I would add “Madame,” which is underappreciated. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6045466/

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Eliza Brooke's avatar

Had never heard of this, thank you for sharing!

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Eliza Brooke's avatar

LOVE a minor crisis. Great rec!

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