An adaptation of the 1995 play of Doug Wright which has won the Obie Award, Quills is a period film that was released in 2000. Along with the play, even the movie quills are inspired by the life of Marquis de Sade. The movie recalls the imprisoning days of markets at The Asylum of Charenton. The star cast of the movie includes Geoffrey Rush, Our favorite Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, and Kate Winslet. The movie is all about the maniac life of Marquis filled with mental illness, art, religion, sex, and pornography. The movie’s period is said in the time of the reign of terror in France when guillotines and Girondists were engrossed in a deadly blood feud. Today we are going to talk about the films that belong to the genre of Quills. As we all know that Quills is a period drama movie. So we are going to talk about some of the most prominent period drama films like Quills. Do read the article till the end. Now let’s get to the ride!!
1. The Imitation Game
Directed by Morten Tyldum, the imitation game is a movie starting our favorite Sherlock Holmes actor Benedict Cumberbatch. The movie is based on the biography Alan Turing the Enigma authored by Andrew Hodges which was published in 1983. The movie discusses the rights of homosexual personnel in the United Kingdom and tells about the genius Alan Turing who invented machines way before the arrival of computers during the Second World War to decode the Nazi plan. In the movie, Benedict who is playing the role of Alan decodes the Enigma code to reveal the plans of German intelligence during the Second World War and help the British royal forces.
Along with Benedict, the actors with the supporting role in the film are Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, and Charles Dance. The film was released on 28 November 2014 and was acclaimed so much all over the world by the critics that it got nominated for prestigious awards like Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA awards, and many more. The movie also won the People’s Choice Award for its excellent performance.
2. The King
Based on the plays of William Shakespeare’s Henriad, the King was an epic film set in the war genre. The movie was directed by David Michôd. The star cast of the movie includes actors like Timothée Chalamet, Tom Glynn Carney, Sean Harris, Thomasin McKenzie, Lily-Rose Depp, Ben Mendelsohn, and Robert Pattinson. The movie was released on Netflix on 11th October 2019. The plot of the is a story about Henry 5 who has to manage the Empire left behind by his father, treat the politics in his way, deal with the past that has left a mark on his heart, and deal with all the problems that come in his way during his acquisition of the throne. The main characteristic of this movie is its large-scale production value that rose the cinematography to new heights.
3. In The Heart Of The Sea
Written by Charles Leavitt, In the heart of the sea is a 2015 movie directed by Ron Howard.
It is based on the book of Nathaniel Philbrick which is a non-fictional book published in 2000. The movie tells us about the event of 1820 in which Essex which was an American ship sunk in the sea. The star cast of this movie includes some of the great actors of Hollywood like h Thor Chris Hemsworth the man behind the success of Peaky blinders Cillian Murphy, Benjamin Walker, Brendon Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, and the Spiderman actor Tom Holland. I think you already got excited to see the movie wedding about the cast of the movie. Well, brace yourself because the height of the movie is not only its star cast but a catchy story that grabs the attention of the audience till the end.
4. 1917
1917 is also a period war film that was based on the telltales told to Sam Mendes by his grandfather Alfred who was a war veteran of World War 1. Sam Mendes is not only the producer of this movie but he is also the director of 1917. Dean Charles Chapman Andrew Scott Richard Madden mark strong George MacKay and Benedict Cumberbatch are the prominent actors that are cast in this film. The movie is all about giving a message through two British soldiers who repealed an offensive attack on the Germans while they were retreating to the Hindenburg line. The movie was so much success that it got 10 Academy Award nominations and even managed to win Academy Awards in three categories.
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5. The Theory Of Everything
The theory of everything is the story of Stephen Hawking the great scientist who discovered the black holes and game the concept of the origin of the universe from the black hole. And that’s not it!! he also introduced Hawking radiation which is is the radiation emitted from a black hole at its surface. That’s what we know about Stephen Hawking professionally but the theory of everything explores the personal challenges that appeared before Stephen Hawking due to his illness. How her wife took care of him during his ill days and managed all the kids on her own is portrayed in this movie. The story of this movie was based on the book Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen authored by Jane Hawking. The actor who has played the role of Stephen Hawking in this series is Eddie Redmayne. Eddie’s exceptional performance as Stephen earned him many accolades from critics all over the world. Film 1 has a series of Elite awards like Academy Awards, BAFTA awards, and Golden Globe awards in different categories.
6. The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is an adaptation of the novel with the same name authored by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The movie is made under the direction of Baz Luhrmann and belongs to the romantic drama genre. The actors of this movie include some legendary names like our Jack from Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, The Spiderman(2001) actor Tobey Maguire, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, and Iska Fisher. The story of this movie is about millionaires Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway who are neighbors and arch-rivals when it comes to money comparison. Along with it, the story of food between Nick and Jay at the Long Island during the peak of the Roaring Twenties is also narrated by Nick in the story.
7. Alexander
The story of a great Macedonian general and the king who conquered the world Alexander the Great is the prime focus storyline of the movie Alexander. Directed by Oliver Stone, it is a period drama film which was released in 2004. The lead actor who played the role of Alexander in the movie was Colin Farrell. The storyline of the movie is adapted from the book with the same name written by Robert Lane Fox, an acclaimed historian of Oxford University. The supporting actors in this film were Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins, and Angelina Jolie. Though the movie was a success at the film festivals that happens in Europe and fell in the US market and got negative reviews from US-based critics. The storyline of this movie narrates the growing up of Alexander along with his mother Olympias following up the series of events that lead to the formation of Alexander the Great.
8. Lincoln
Based on the biography Team of rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, the movie narrates the last 5 years of Abraham Lincoln and also portrays the abolition of slavery by him 1865 that was a big milestone towards finishing slavery. Directed under the supervision of Steven Spielberg, the movie stars actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, David Strathairn, Sally Field, James Spader, Joseph Gordon Levitt Tommy Lee Jones, and Hal Holbrook. The shooting of the movie was started on October 17, 2011, and the movie was wrapped after two months on December 19, 2011. Day-Lewis got great applauds from critics all over the world and won Academy Award in 5 categories. It also won Golden Globe Awards for the exceptional performance of Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln.
Here were some of the movies that resemble Quills in the context of genre which is the period drama. All of these films were adaptations of books and novels and the majority of the films performed exceptionally well at the box office as well as the awards ceremonies. Hope you all loved this article! It was joyful to have an avid reader like you. Don’t leave the page without subscribing to it and quench your thirst for reading by clicking on the links below to read some of the best articles on our page!
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