costume drama
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costume drama (plural costume dramas)
- (film or television) A period piece featuring elaborate costumes which capture the atmosphere of the portrayed era.
- 2023 November 13, Rosalind Jana, “Saltburn and the bizarre life of Britain's stately homes”, in BBC:
- From the works of Jane Austen and novels including Waugh's Brideshead Revisited (1945), D H Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928), Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love (1945), Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1938), and Ian McEwan's Atonement (2001) to costume dramas such as Downton Abbey and Bridgerton, there's a particular narrative allure to houses full of secrets and staff quarters.
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