1.   British period drama, for a time an object of derision over here, returns triumphant.

2.   But his way with actors and historical perspective shine through, and the movie is an effective period drama with a delicious bite.

3.   She is aware that she sometimes creates a false impression and seems permanently linked with the classics or period drama.

4.   So what the audience members saw was a slow-paced period drama that bored them.

5.   While its period dramas of Masterpiece Theater are still popular, the BBC displays a hipper side today.

6.   Ang, though, is not wedded to period dramas.

7.   However, the period dramas I have referred to use the terms almost at will.

8.   The best performance in the film is by British-born actor Tim Roth, no stranger to period dramas or to crafty characters.

9.   The film, being shown out of competition, is a lavish period drama in which the director himself plays Czar Alexander III.