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Period Costume Characters in Historical Films

Images of female characters in period costumes from different historical dramas. Captures intricate details and elegant styles from past eras.

EVE HEWSON in THE LUMINARIES (2020).

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in SILK (2007), directed by FRANÇOIS GIRARD.

VANESSA REDGRAVE in ANONYMOUS (2011), directed by ROLAND EMMERICH.

SARAH POLLEY in JOHN ADAMS (2008) -Original title: JOHN ADAMS-TV-.

PENELOPE WILTON in BELLE (2013), directed by AMMA ASANTE.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

KIRSTEN DUNST in MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006), directed by SOFIA COPPOLA.

EVE HEWSON in THE LUMINARIES (2020).

UMA THURMAN in BEL AMI (2011), directed by DECLAN DONNELLAN and NICK ORMEROD.

ANNA TORV in DEADLINE GALLIPOLI (2015), directed by MICHAEL RYMER.

UMA THURMAN in BEL AMI (2011), directed by DECLAN DONNELLAN and NICK ORMEROD.

KATE BECKINSALE in LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (2016), directed by WHIT STILLMAN.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in COLETTE (2018), directed by WASH WESTMORELAND.

JUDI DENCH in PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

JENNIFER EHLE in THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (2019), directed by FARHAD SAFINIA. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

NATALIE PORTMAN in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2007), directed by JUSTIN CHADWICK.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in A DANGEROUS METHOD (2011), directed by DAVID CRONENBERG.

JENNIFER EHLE in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995), directed by SIMON LANGTON.

HELENA BONHAM CARTER in THE LONE RANGER (2013), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

EMMA THOMPSON in EFFIE GRAY (2014), directed by RICHARD LAXTON.

DAKOTA JOHNSON in PERSUASION (2022), directed by CARRIE CRACKNELL.

ODESSA YOUNG in MOTHERING SUNDAY (2021), directed by EVA HUSSON.

EVE HEWSON in TESLA (2020), directed by MICHAEL ALMEREYDA.

SAMANTHA MORTON in THE SERPENT QUENN (2022), directed by MELANIE MAYRON, JUSTIN HAYTHE and STACIE PASSON.

GILLIAN ANDERSON in BLEAK HOUSE (2005), directed by JUSTIN CHADWICK and SUSANNA WHITE.

CATE BLANCHETT in THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008), directed by DAVID FINCHER.

Romy Schneider as Sissi as a wax figure in Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Unter den Linden 74, Berlin, Germany, Europe

KIRSTEN DUNST in MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006), directed by SOFIA COPPOLA.

JULIETTE BINOCHE in WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1992), directed by PETER KOSMINSKY.

MICHELLE PFEIFFER in DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

HELEN MCCRORY in THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH (2014), directed by TOM HARPER.

EMILY WATSON in MISS POTTER (2006), directed by CHRIS NOONAN. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

SOPHIE MARCEAU in ANNA KARENINA (1997), directed by BERNARD ROSE.

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD in THE HELP (2011), directed by TATE TAYLOR.

JEAN SIMMONS in NORTH AND SOUTH (1985), directed by RICHARD T. HEFFRON.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in THE DUCHESS (2008), directed by SAUL DIBB.

SIENNA MILLER in CASANOVA (2005), directed by LASSE HALLSTROM.

CHARLOTTE LE BON in THE PROMISE (2016), directed by TERRY GEORGE.

MERYL STREEP in DOUBT (2008), directed by JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY.

VANESSA REDGRAVE in ANONYMOUS (2011), directed by ROLAND EMMERICH.

CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER in THE GILDED AGE (2022), directed by MICHAEL ENGLER.

MONICA BELLUCCI in NAPOLEON AND ME (2006) -Original title: N LO E NAPOLEONE-, directed by PAOLO VIRZI.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in COLETTE (2018), directed by WASH WESTMORELAND.

JENNIFER EHLE in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995), directed by SIMON LANGTON.

KIRSTEN DUNST in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994), directed by NEIL JORDAN.

ANNA FRIEL in OUR MUTUAL FRIEND (1998), directed by JULIAN FARINO.

NICOLE KIDMAN in COLD MOUNTAIN (2003), directed by ANTHONY MINGHELLA.

EMILY BLUNT in THE YOUNG VICTORIA (2009), directed by JEAN-MARC VALLEE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JODIE COMER in THE WHITE PRINCESS (2017).

AMANDA SEYFRIED in LES MISERABLES (2012), directed by TOM HOOPER.

ELLE FANNING in THE GREAT (2020).

SOPHIE RUNDLE in GENTLEMAN JACK (2019), directed by SALLY WAINWRIGHT.

HELENA BONHAM CARTER in FRANKENSTEIN (1994), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in ANNA KARENINA (2012), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS in BEL AMI (2011), directed by DECLAN DONNELLAN and NICK ORMEROD.

MADS MIKKELSEN and ALICIA VIKANDER in A ROYAL AFFAIR (2012) -Original title: EN KONGELIG AFFAERE-, directed by NIKOLAJ ARCEL.

SHARON STONE in THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (1995), directed by SAM RAIMI.

KERI RUSSELL and JJ FEILD in AUSTENLAND (2013), directed by JERUSHA HESS.

RUTH WILSON in ANNA KARENINA (2012), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

MARINE VACTH in PINOCCHIO (2019), directed by MATTEO GARRONE.

DEBORAH KERR in THE INNOCENTS (1961), directed by JACK CLAYTON.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO in THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1998), directed by RANDALL WALLACE.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE in RED SPARROW (2018), directed by FRANCIS LAWRENCE.

JODIE FOSTER in SOMMERSBY (1993), directed by JON AMIEL.

HAYLEY ATWELL in HOWARDS END (2017), directed by HETTIE MACDONALD.

DENEE BENTON in THE GILDED AGE (2022), directed by MICHAEL ENGLER.

CLAIRE FOY and MATT SMITH in THE CROWN (2016), directed by PETER MORGAN. Season 1.

JODIE COMER in THE WHITE PRINCESS (2017).

CRISTINA DOMINGUEZ in A LAS MUJERES DE ESPAÑA. MARIA LEJARRAGA (2022), directed by LAURA HOJMAN.

CONNIE NIELSEN in GLADIATOR (2000), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

MAGGIE GRACE in WHEN CALLS THE HEART (2014), directed by NEILL FEARNLEY.

NATALIE DORMER in THE TUDORS (2007).

RUFUS SEWELL in AMAZING GRACE (2006), directed by MICHAEL APTED.

PAZ DE LA HUERTA in BOARDWALK EMPIRE (2009), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

MIRANDA RICHARDSON in MERLIN'S APPRENTICE (2006) -Original title: MERLIN'S APPRENTICE-TV-, directed by DAVID WU.

DUSTIN HOFFMAN in FINDING NEVERLAND (2004), directed by MARC FORSTER.

GERALDINE CHAPLIN in IMAGO MORTIS (2009), directed by STEFANO BESSONI.

LILY JAMES in GUERNSEY (2018) -Original title: THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY-, directed by MIKE NEWELL.

ALLEN LEECH and LAURA CARMICHAEL in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES. Season 5 Episode 1.

EZRA MILLER in MADAME BOVARY (2014), directed by SOPHIE BARTHES.

GLENN CLOSE in ALBERT NOBBS (2011), directed by RODRIGO GARCIA.

CATE BLANCHETT in THE MISSING (2003), directed by RON HOWARD. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

GREG WISE in EFFIE GRAY (2014), directed by RICHARD LAXTON.

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH in SHERLOCK (2010), directed by PAUL MCGUIGAN. The Abominable Bride.

JULIA ORMOND in FIRST KNIGHT (1995), directed by JERRY ZUCKER.

TONI COLLETTE in THE HOURS (2002), directed by STEPHEN DALDRY.

RICHARD MADDEN in A PROMISE (2013), directed by PATRICE LECONTE.

TOBY STEPHENS in JANE EYRE (2006), directed by SUSANNA WHITE.

OLIVIA COLMAN in THE CROWN (2016), directed by PETER MORGAN.

HELEN MIRREN in TRUMBO (2015), directed by JAY ROACH.

BERTIE CARVEL in JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL (2015), directed by TOBY HAYNES.

CYNTHIA NIXON in RATCHED (2020), directed by RYAN MURPHY, JESSICA YU, DANIEL MINAHAN and JENNIFER LYNCH.

RACHEL WEISZ in AGORA (2009), directed by ALEJANDRO AMENABAR.

WINONA RYDER in THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA (2020), directed by DAVID SIMON.

EMMA THOMPSON in NANNY MCPHEE (2005), directed by KIRK JONES.

HELEN MIRREN in ELIZABETH I (2005), directed by TOM HOOPER.

MATTHEW RHYS in DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY (2013), directed by DANIEL PERCIVAL.

NATASCHA MCELHONE in LADIES IN LAVENDER (2004), directed by CHARLES DANCE.

MATTHEW RHYS in DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY (2013), directed by DANIEL PERCIVAL.

FRANCESCA ANNIS in CRANFORD (2007), directed by SIMON CURTIS.

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