fifty shots and a panama hat full of rum

pirates / ocean / 18thc aesthetic sideblog @chiropteracupola | nattering on about men in powdered wigs agane | currently on a perilous quest to watch every film adaptation of kidnapped ever made <- paused cos I had begun to feel ill

[vincentbriggs]

I finished the jacket a few days ago, so The Pile is now down to 4!

I started the appliqué in 2024 and it sat in a bag for a long time, and earlier this year I got around to finishing it and cutting out a jacket to put it on. The jacket fabric is mostly a remnant of secondhand black wool suiting, with another very similar wool remnant making up the back panels because there wasn't quite enough. The appliqué is leftover silk taffeta from the lining of my patchwork dressing gown, and some of the sequins were from my stash (and had been there since I was a child) but I had to buy some new ones because I didn't have enough in the smaller sizes.

I also added a few green seed beads here and there. The lining is 2 different glazed cottons (one might be a blend? it's hard to tell with glazed) both from the thrift store. I have more of the solid green, but wanted to use it only on the more visible parts so I can use the rest of it on the visible parts of other linings too. Glazed cotton is such a pain to buy new that when I find a nicely coloured piece at the thrift store I must be frugal with it.

As I'm sure I've mentioned in a previous post, the appliqué is very much inspired by the ones on the costumes in Elisabeth das Musical, but since I made a mid 18th century style of jacket it's about 100 years earlier than the costumes from even the beginning of the show. I just thought the shiny green tendrils looked neat and figured they'd be a nice use for the green sequins in my stash. Though since I had to order so many small ones I think I have more green sequins now than when I started.

Speaking of the sequins, I'm disappointed in how the green finish comes off them if they're handled too much, and it's the same on both the new sequins and the ones I've had for 20+ years! Do we not have the technology to seal in the green pigment with another thin layer of plastic so I don't get icky little silver edges on my all-green appliqué? (It's not showing up in the photos but there are a few spots, especially on the tip of the pocket flap.)

[flameandignite]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Costume sketch for human Davy Jones by Darrell Warner.

[flameandignite]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Illustrations of the Black Pearl by Darek Gogol.

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

one thing I'll give this film, unlike the other ones I've seen thus far, is that our love-interest is given a lot of plot-time to actually do things of narrative interest, and to have more of a contribution to the arc of the story. of course, as I wrote this out, she then was immediately sexually threatened. this was a rather unwelcome surprise, but in line with the character of this particular adaptation as a bit heavier and more on the thriller-adventure side of things.

[cool-as-steel]

and now back we go to my dear friend david 'unrelenting misery' balfour...

[cool-as-steel]

what is going on????

my confusion in re: 'who is that and why has he been tied by his feet to the rafters' is not aided by the fact that I am essentially doing something best described as Squinting With My Ears in order to determine what is going on at any given moment.

but then again, the what-is-going-on of it all does not seem to end.

[cool-as-steel]

a fresh and fascinating choice here that alan 1) confirmedly does kill colin roy campbell, and 2) does it to save david, who's already gotten himself in trouble again!

and here we go again at last!

[cool-as-steel]

'ebenezer balfour has shot his own pet lion with a pistol while attempting to torture a prisoner in his basement' is not a sentence I really ever anticipated writing, but yet, it has happened.

...in unrelated news, these two goofs are at it again. the alan-and-davie bits really do read like a swashbuckler, and this one has had some of the most fun adventuring yet even if it's a little light on alan's parts of the narrative.

ah yes... no comment.

[cool-as-steel]

everyone hold onto your hats we've discovered a new favorite cluny macpherson. who wants to come to his HEAVILY ARMED DANCE PARTY which is IN THE CAVE right next to the LARGE WATERFALL. the jams will be sick and the fun and good times will be plentiful!!

and, in an extremely rare Double Love Interest pull, he has a beautiful daughter. whom alan has immediately made out with. and then he made out with some other lady also. wowza.

somehow this situation has now devolved into swordfighting In a pond. perhaps a lot is lost in having exactly none of the dialogue available.

[cool-as-steel]

someday we will invent pacing but as of 1968 this has not happened. waiting oh so patiently and hoping that that comes around at some point. when will that be. please tell me it's soon.

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

one thing I'll give this film, unlike the other ones I've seen thus far, is that our love-interest is given a lot of plot-time to actually do things of narrative interest, and to have more of a contribution to the arc of the story. of course, as I wrote this out, she then was immediately sexually threatened. this was a rather unwelcome surprise, but in line with the character of this particular adaptation as a bit heavier and more on the thriller-adventure side of things.

[cool-as-steel]

and now back we go to my dear friend david 'unrelenting misery' balfour...

[cool-as-steel]

what is going on????

my confusion in re: 'who is that and why has he been tied by his feet to the rafters' is not aided by the fact that I am essentially doing something best described as Squinting With My Ears in order to determine what is going on at any given moment.

but then again, the what-is-going-on of it all does not seem to end.

[cool-as-steel]

a fresh and fascinating choice here that alan 1) confirmedly does kill colin roy campbell, and 2) does it to save david, who's already gotten himself in trouble again!

and here we go again at last!

[cool-as-steel]

'ebenezer balfour has shot his own pet lion with a pistol while attempting to torture a prisoner in his basement' is not a sentence I really ever anticipated writing, but yet, it has happened.

...in unrelated news, these two goofs are at it again. the alan-and-davie bits really do read like a swashbuckler, and this one has had some of the most fun adventuring yet even if it's a little light on alan's parts of the narrative.

ah yes... no comment.

[cool-as-steel]

everyone hold onto your hats we've discovered a new favorite cluny macpherson. who wants to come to his HEAVILY ARMED DANCE PARTY which is IN THE CAVE right next to the LARGE WATERFALL. the jams will be sick and the fun and good times will be plentiful!!

and, in an extremely rare Double Love Interest pull, he has a beautiful daughter. whom alan has immediately made out with. and then he made out with some other lady also. wowza.

somehow this situation has now devolved into swordfighting In a pond. perhaps a lot is lost in having exactly none of the dialogue available.

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

one thing I'll give this film, unlike the other ones I've seen thus far, is that our love-interest is given a lot of plot-time to actually do things of narrative interest, and to have more of a contribution to the arc of the story. of course, as I wrote this out, she then was immediately sexually threatened. this was a rather unwelcome surprise, but in line with the character of this particular adaptation as a bit heavier and more on the thriller-adventure side of things.

[cool-as-steel]

and now back we go to my dear friend david 'unrelenting misery' balfour...

[cool-as-steel]

what is going on????

my confusion in re: 'who is that and why has he been tied by his feet to the rafters' is not aided by the fact that I am essentially doing something best described as Squinting With My Ears in order to determine what is going on at any given moment.

but then again, the what-is-going-on of it all does not seem to end.

[cool-as-steel]

a fresh and fascinating choice here that alan 1) confirmedly does kill colin roy campbell, and 2) does it to save david, who's already gotten himself in trouble again!

and here we go again at last!

[cool-as-steel]

'ebenezer balfour has shot his own pet lion with a pistol while attempting to torture a prisoner in his basement' is not a sentence I really ever anticipated writing, but yet, it has happened.

...in unrelated news, these two goofs are at it again. the alan-and-davie bits really do read like a swashbuckler, and this one has had some of the most fun adventuring yet even if it's a little light on alan's parts of the narrative.

ah yes... no comment.

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

one thing I'll give this film, unlike the other ones I've seen thus far, is that our love-interest is given a lot of plot-time to actually do things of narrative interest, and to have more of a contribution to the arc of the story. of course, as I wrote this out, she then was immediately sexually threatened. this was a rather unwelcome surprise, but in line with the character of this particular adaptation as a bit heavier and more on the thriller-adventure side of things.

[cool-as-steel]

and now back we go to my dear friend david 'unrelenting misery' balfour...

[cool-as-steel]

what is going on????

my confusion in re: 'who is that and why has he been tied by his feet to the rafters' is not aided by the fact that I am essentially doing something best described as Squinting With My Ears in order to determine what is going on at any given moment.

but then again, the what-is-going-on of it all does not seem to end.

[cool-as-steel]

a fresh and fascinating choice here that alan 1) confirmedly does kill colin roy campbell, and 2) does it to save david, who's already gotten himself in trouble again!

and here we go again at last!

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

one thing I'll give this film, unlike the other ones I've seen thus far, is that our love-interest is given a lot of plot-time to actually do things of narrative interest, and to have more of a contribution to the arc of the story. of course, as I wrote this out, she then was immediately sexually threatened. this was a rather unwelcome surprise, but in line with the character of this particular adaptation as a bit heavier and more on the thriller-adventure side of things.

[cool-as-steel]

and now back we go to my dear friend david 'unrelenting misery' balfour...

[cool-as-steel]

what is going on????

my confusion in re: 'who is that and why has he been tied by his feet to the rafters' is not aided by the fact that I am essentially doing something best described as Squinting With My Ears in order to determine what is going on at any given moment.

but then again, the what-is-going-on of it all does not seem to end.

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

one thing I'll give this film, unlike the other ones I've seen thus far, is that our love-interest is given a lot of plot-time to actually do things of narrative interest, and to have more of a contribution to the arc of the story. of course, as I wrote this out, she then was immediately sexually threatened. this was a rather unwelcome surprise, but in line with the character of this particular adaptation as a bit heavier and more on the thriller-adventure side of things.

[cool-as-steel]

and now back we go to my dear friend david 'unrelenting misery' balfour...

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

one thing I'll give this film, unlike the other ones I've seen thus far, is that our love-interest is given a lot of plot-time to actually do things of narrative interest, and to have more of a contribution to the arc of the story. of course, as I wrote this out, she then was immediately sexually threatened. this was a rather unwelcome surprise, but in line with the character of this particular adaptation as a bit heavier and more on the thriller-adventure side of things.

[befikra]

i bet it feels good to be an underwater plant just swaying in sync with the flow of water

[befikra]

[baddreamland]

A Tree Creature, The Tempest, 1951. Loudon Sainthill.

[anachrosims]

just in case anyone forgot how wildly colorful Georgian interiors could be, even among the working class to the wealthy:

[anachrosims]

and EVEN WHEN things were more muted/neutral, the neutrality was OFFSET by ACCENT COLORS and HIGH CONTRAST between the wood tones and everything ELSE

ALSO AMERICAN COLONIAL INTERIORS POPPED OFF, Y'ALL (IN TERMS OF COLOR/COZINESS)

PEOPLE USED WHITEWASH AND COLORFUL TRIM OR EVEN JUST COLORFUL FURNITURE IF THEY COULD AFFORD TO DO SO

AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON FRENCH AND BRITISH AND AMERICAN WALLPAPERS

"ELIZABETH" YOU CRY, "WHY ARE YOU BEING SO EXTRA THIS MORNING?! IT'S MONDAY"

Because, my friend, my war on GREIGE will NEVER end.

Historic interiors were filled with LIFE and LIGHT and COLOR. ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

Part of the reason we don't see a lot of textile art is because, frankly, textiles tend to degrade over time - especially ones that had utility! And yes, pigments and weaving and dying all boosted the expense of things, when we were finally reliably block-printing fabrics and broad reams of paper, it was no longer just the wealthy who could afford pretty patterns!

In the Americas, a far wider variety of pigments also became available because of the abundance of... well, a shitton of flora and minerals, some of which weren't as common in Europe.

WHY THE HIGHLIGHTER COLORS? you ask.

CANDLES.

Those colors reflect candlelight and natural sunlight REALLY WELL.

Humans LOVE bright colors, it's NOT just a thing for kids. We live in a brilliant, vibrant, multifaceted world. We ALWAYS have.

(STOP MAKING YOUR HISTORIC SIMS 4 BUILDS BE BLAND. STOP IT.)

[periodinteriors]

On the subject of Colonial America: don't forget, even if you couldn't afford wallpaper, wall stenciling might still be in reach!

(If ever you have the opportunity to visit the Stencil House at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont (pictured above at 3, 4, and 5), I highly recommend.)

And that's before you get into American painted murals:

Embrace the decorative arts, folks!

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

get washed ashore, idiot!

jokes aside this one is genuinely rather gripping. having a lovely time despite the fact that I can understand nothing of what is being said.

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

deeply unserious production history thought: fascinated by how undeservingly fabulous ebenezer often becomes in adaptation. there's a thought to be had about that, but I'm unsure of quite what to make of it at present.

more serious production history thought: I'm having difficulty turning up his name, but as far as I can tell, this is the first actor of color in any adaptation of kidnapped! he seems to take the place of ransome the cabin boy, and consequently I would be really interested in seeing the side of him that I'm missing by not being able to parse the dialogue, so if russian or german speakers reading this want to take a look of their own at this movie, I'd love unpack more about this character

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???

[cool-as-steel]

mr dramatic entrance has graced our screens once more

[cool-as-steel]

it's been a long time but we are BACK to the SEMI ETERNAL KIDNAPPEDATHON. tonight we are watching the RUSSIAN DUB of SCHÜSSE UNTERM GALGEN because that is the ONLY VERSION OF IT I CAN FIND, and we are watching it WITHOUT SUBTITLES.

[cool-as-steel]

good cinematography and being able to parse about one work in fifty will. maybe help me to understand what is happening.

however, they've cast one of the most really solidly david-balfour-ish actors yet as davie, which wins them a point in my book.

[cool-as-steel]

can I give the art director seven medals. what in the piranesi.

[cool-as-steel]

can we get through an entire one of these without introducing an extraneous love interest. please.

other events of note: secret passages aplenty, implied oral, kissing someone's hand through the hole in a hagstone, and. a lion???