period piece
noun
: a work (as of literature, art, furniture, cinema, or music) whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
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While some filmmakers still insist on the real thing — especially in Westerns and period pieces — trainers say even equine work could eventually be outsourced to visual effects.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The film is a 1950s period piece that stars Chalamet as a rising, unshakably ambitious ping-pong prodigy.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon is one of two Linklater movies out this year, both period pieces about tumultuous creative legends.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
With toney interiors and Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s pulsating percussive soundtrack, DaCosta’s adaptation feels at once like a period piece as well as a fresh, psychological thriller about power and class.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The film is a 1950s period piece that stars Chalamet as a rising, unshakably ambitious ping-pong prodigy.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon is one of two Linklater movies out this year, both period pieces about tumultuous creative legends.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
With toney interiors and Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s pulsating percussive soundtrack, DaCosta’s adaptation feels at once like a period piece as well as a fresh, psychological thriller about power and class.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Period piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/period%20piece. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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