#humperdinck

[0moon--jelly0]

"He's dead, Vizzini is," he said softly. And then, with not a bit of help from his brain, a great scream of panic burst from Fezzik's throat into the night. "Inigo!" and he whirled back down the mountain path, because if Inigo was alive, it would be all right; it wouldn't be the same, no, it could never be that without Vizzini to order them and insult them as only he could, but at least there would be some time for poetry, and when Fezzik reached the Cliffs of Insanity he said "Inigo, Inigo, here I am" to the rock and "I'm here, Inigo, it's your Fezzik"

From the Princess Bride novel

Inigo and Fezzik's friendship is so important to me. They have so much love for each other, it's so sweet to see.

[aistobascistod]

England : Engelbert Humperdinck :: New Zealand : New Zeaelbert Humperdinck

[lolazoid]

I know nobody is really in the fandom for a princess bride anymore but as someone under the non-binary spectrum, Prince Humperdinck’s cowardice (or self esteem issues in the book) is due to gender dysphoria.

“But Lolazoid, he likes hunting! He’s overtly masculine” first off, we don’t push sexist views of trans people around here. Second, hunting is a gender neutral sport and more related to Humperdinck’s desire for control, which plays into my main reason I see Humperdinck as a great allegory for a trans person in the closet/egg — his relationships with women in both the book and movie.

In the book, he outwardly hated his stepmother (which might be down to losing his mother) but also jealousy- she gets to live the role Humperdinck can’t. There’s also another suitor he has in the book which he gets along with until discovering she’s bald. This is another case of insecurity but also gender envy to an extreme— despite being bald, she found workarounds in a way Humperdinck can’t with themself. Lastly.. buttercup and do I need to say anything? Gender envy in big neon lights. Only cares about her looks and her making Humperdinck look better.

Overall: Humperdinck is a giant egg waiting to hatch, needs supportive friends and is weirdly good representation

(Although I do want to say I’m not a trans woman or trans fem so I can’t echo any similarities with experiences exclusive to that group of the trans umbrella, as I’m born a woman).

[magrendel]

One of the joys of going to record stores / looking through vinyls at antique stores with friends is the inevitable discovery of Engelbert Humperdinck, who you have to explain was the chosen stage name of an incredibly, incredibly popular musician in the 60s with, like, zero cultural impact (though maybe this is less true in the UK), attested to only by the archaeological record (i.e. the prevalence of his vinyls) and no where else. Nobody’s saying “been getting really into Engelbert Humperdinck lately.” He had his own variety show in 1969–1970. He represented the UK in Eurovision not even 15 years ago. He is STILL ALIVE. And yet. Nothing but a funny name to most people.

[ghostriderslade]

The Cinophile Files - "the Princess Bride" - the most quotable movie ever!!

[junostimz]

Sigh. Rugen and Humperdinck from the Princess Bride stimboard 😞 pretty please with cherry and sprinkles

RUGEN AND HUMPERDINCK STIMBOARD!!

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Requests are open!!

[mask131]

A trivia not many people know about: the Humperdinck opera of "Hansel and Gretel" is NOT based on the story by the brothers Grimm.

While, yes, the "Hansel and Gretel" story most well-known and famous today is the version given to us by the Grimm, there was actually another collector and writer of fairytales who was much more successful and more well-known than the Grimms back in the 19th century Germany. It was Ludwig Bechstein, who published a collection of fairytales a few decades after the Grimms released theirs - and he immediately overshadowed them in German literature. The German children of the 19th century were more aware of the Bechstein tales than the Grimm's.

And in his collection Bechstein wrote several fairytales that were alternative versions of the Grimms - including his own version of "Hansel and Gretel". The Humperdinck opera is not an adaptation of the brothers Grimm story - but of Bechstein's own take on the fairytale. You notice this due to a lot of small details in the opera that can be found only in Bechstein's version of the tale, not the Grimm's version.

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

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