Movies that are both great and based around true events and/or situated in events that happened in our history.
Major classic by Luchino Visconti
Il gattopardo - Film (1963)
By Stanley Kubrik and costumes by Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund - costume reflect the protagonist's journey through different social classes, evolving from simple and rough to carefully tailored outfits
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Barry Lyndon (1975)
By Joseph L. Mankiewicz and costumes by Irene Sharaff, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Renie Conley - costumes perfectly mirrored the historical grandeur of such an era, influencing pop culture and fashion for years after its release
Cleopatra - Film (1963)
By Victor Fleming. Costumes by Walter Plunkett - magnificent and detail oriented (19th-century)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
By Stephen Frears. Costumes by James Acheson - Rococo’ decadent luxury (pre-Revolutionary France)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
By Shekhar Kapur. Costumes by Alexandra Byrne - ode to the iconography of Tudor’s power (16th-century England)
Elizabeth - Film (1998)
Beautiful by Sofia Coppola. Costumes by Milena Canonero - aesthetic revolution
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Estravagant By Yorgos Lanthimos and costumes by Sandy Powell - costumes historically inspired, also slightly modernized, offering a fresh take on the 18th-century setting
La favorita - Film (2018)
Musical by Joe Wright. Costumes by Jacqueline Durran
Anna Karenina - Film (2012)
By Francis Ford Coppola
Dracula di Bram Stoker - Film (1992)
Biopic by Ernst Marischka. Costumes by Gerda Gottstein
La principessa Sissi
By Martin Scorsese. Costumes by Gabriella Pescucci - every detail is thought with precision, emotional subtlety and historical accuracy
The Age of Innocence (1993)
By John Guillermin. Costumes by Anthony Powell - triumph of colonial elegance and Art Deco style of the 1930s
Death on the Nile (2022)
By Joe Wright and costumes by Jacqueline Durran - conveys each character's personality while remaining faithful to the Regency-era fashion.
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
By George Cukor and costumes by Cecil Beaton - breathtaking that resonate with Edwardian elegance
My Fair Lady (1964)
By Daniel Day-Lewis and costumes by Mark Bridges - elegant costumes from 1950s London
Phantom Thread (2017)
By Baz Luhrmann and costumes by Catherine Martin. - not the most accurate costume design for the decade, still it manages to capture the essence of 1920s fashion with a modern twist, highlighting the extravagance and excess of the Jazz Age.
The Great Gatsby (2013)
By John Guillermin. With an all star cast including Betta Davis and Maggie Smith.
Death on the Nile (1978)
1940s and it achieves a near-perfect balance between romance, politics, character, and storytelling
Casablanca - Film (1942)
By Michel Hazanavicius and costumes by Mark Bridges. In Hollywood 1927
The Artist (2011)
By Baz Lurhmann and costumes by Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie. It taken place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century
