#phantom lover

[phantom-retrospective]

MASSIVE news guys - All Phantom fans are gonna wanna watch this.

Retweets greatly appreciated.

[professorpski]

The question is," said June critically, looking out of the window to the street where a fine drizzle of rain was falling, "does one, or does one not, wear one's best hat to go out and meet the one and only man one has ever loved?" She turned round and looked at Esther with a little nod. "That's grammar, though you may not think it, my dear," she said. Esther laughed. "I should say one does wear one's best hat," she said decidedly. "Especially seeing what a very charming hat.

Hats, especially blocked hats, can be fragile, so the question of whether to wear one in the rain for an important date was a complex one. And until the 1960s, the question wasn’t whether to wear a hat, but which one to wear. Going out in public without one was going out not fully dressed.

This is from a truly silly novel by Ruby M. Ayres called Phantom Lover from 1921. If you read P.G. Wodehouse, this is the real-life counterpart of his fictional Rosie M. Banks whose books do not tear at the heart-strings, but yank them into a knot. I could barely finish it as the coincidences piled up to such a degree that I was laughing too hard whereas the book takes its love plot very seriously. June, unfortunately, is not the heroine of the book or it would have been a better and much less silly book. Instead, we get the sappy Esther who is poor but proud, and a chump when it comes to men.

[books0977]

Phantom Lover: A Fantastic Story. Vernon Lee (pseudonym of Violet Paget). Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1886. First U.S. edition. 

'Oke of Okehurst' depicts a folie a trois, and the reader is left as ambivalent about what truly happened as he is clearly meant to be in the later tale. Lee's novella can only gain by being read as an early tour de force in the presentation of an unreliable narrator. In this light, a quiet, overextended anecdote can be seen as a tale of genuine horror.

[phantom-retrospective]

As you may know, I had planned to release a translation of the 1985 remake of Song at Midnight weeks ago but had to delay it because the work needed on the subtitle sync was more than I realized. I am proud to announce that it will finally release on Friday, April 7th at 5:30 PM CST. In apology for the delays I have created this trailer especially for the launch. Don't forget to hit the bell on the film's page for a notification when the it is about to start. The 1985 film adaptation of Song at Midnight is a wonderful film and it has been incredibly fulfilling to be part of bringing that movie to a western audience.

A very special thanks to nightjarctictern, you can check out there AO3 here for Book of Mormon content (NSFW warning): https://archiveofourown.org/users/nightjarctictern/pseuds/nightjarctictern

In other news, I am looking for people who speak the following languages for similar projects: German, Japanese, Dutch and Danish. Generally, all this involves is looking over the translation the AI has provided and giving me corrections. I can handle syncing of the subtitles, unless you are experienced and willing to do it yourself. This not only includes adaptations but things like interviews. Please DM if you are interested. Best way to get in contact with me is on the Discord server but if you don't have Discord feel free to DM on here.

[phantom-retrospective]

Footage from the sequel to the original Song at Midnight has turned up! Also in this video is an interview with Leslie Cheung, who portrayed Song Danping in Phantom Lover (1995), the third remake of Song at Midnight. Footage found on Archive.org from the documentary Yang Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema.

[sposdollarbingems]

Leon Ware - Phantom Lover (Musical Massage) [1976]

[losangeleslovesyou]

AZURE RAY : PHANTOM LOVER