BBC Period Drama

"BLANCHE FURY" (1948) Review

I suspect that many 粉丝 of costume dramas would be fascinated to know about the series of period dramas released 由 the British film industry during the post-World War II era. A good number of those films were released 由 a British film studio known as Gainsborough Pictures. But not all of them were released through this particular studio. Some were released through other studios 或者 production companies . . . like the 1948 period drama, "BLANCHE FURY".

Based upon the 1939 novel written 由 Marjorie Bowen (under the pseudonym of Joseph Stearling), "BLANCHE FURY" told...

"THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO" (1934) Review

I have seen only two versions of Alexandre Dumas père's 1845 novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo" in my past - the 1975 电视 version with Richard Chamberlain and the 2002 迪士尼 film with James Cavielzel. While 阅读 a good number of 文章 about the movie versions of the novel, I came across numerous praises for the 1934 adaptation that starred Robert Donat. And since I happened to like Dumas' story so much, I decided to see how much I would like this older version.

Set between the last months of the Napoleonic Wars and the 1830s, "THE COUNT...