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As always, very tired and down. I am, however, in tears, because Fátima Opera Rock. Just... Wow...

I'm just surprised it's a thing. Portugal is extremely catholic, I wonder what the reception will be. (My mother thought Jesus Christ Superstar was blasphemy o_o)

Forgot to share. For the occasion of William Russell's 100th birthday!

Because he did play Mr. Rochester in a stage production of Jane Eyre! All the pics suck, so artistic liberties were taken.

I miss him.

I haven't progressed in the Veidtwatch much. Not because I'm tired of him (oh never; if that happens, consider that my evil mirror self has killed me and took my place). It's just... people... they drain me...

Screw that, look at this! Gigantic Conrad Veidt film cycle! In 2018. Sigh.

It's 30+ films that range from easy to find to "you have to ask the right people to get it" (alas, Dida Ibsen and Christian Wahnschaffe are stuck in archive hell, and therefore unavailable to us mere mortals). The first film shown was Ich und die Kaiserin even!

You bet I would skip all my exams ~~and rob a bank haha just kidding~~ to be there. If I knew about it. No wonder no one told me, I would've been even more insufferable lol

Didn't do very well, apparently, that's a shame.

Here's the programme in PDF. Warning: Veidt Stare (TM).

Since 1 January 2019, the Film Heritage Funding Programme (FFE) of the BKM, the federal states and the FFA has been providing up to 10 million euros annually for the digitisation of cinema films for a period of ten years.

For the feature-length fiction and documentary films in this funding programme, filmportal.de is providing the respective film beginnings. An overview of all funded films on filmportal.de can be found here.

Further information can be found at www.ffa.de

Another thing to turn me into an insufferable bastard that makes people complain when I'm not looking probs.

HD digitalisations! So shiny and HD! Sadly, we only get clips...

Films that tickle my fancy for obvious reasons:

Der Reigen (1920) starring the great Asta Nielsen! There are thirty minutes of the film on YouTube in very nice quality (conpared to the Internet Archive one; it's a full copy, but it's smudged).

Der Mann, der den Mord beging (1931), which I haven't seen yet (saving it for the end). It's night and day. Or it would be if...

Der Schwarze Husar (1932) wasn't digitised. Holy.

Ich und die Kaiserin (1933) also got the same treatmemt. Please Murnau Institute, give us the Blu-Ray!

There's also clips for Alraune and Ariane, which also caught my eye.

EDIT: Dürfen wir schweigen? (1926) and Die Letzte Kompagnie (1930) have also been digitised. And what in the world is Das Kabinett des Dr. Larifari??

For the past two weeks I've been writing, in a fugue state, what can only be described as "weird Oberaertz thing". Very self-indulgent. Also almost 2k words long and I'm still in the beginning. If people are allowed write their self-indulgences, so can I!

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Oh, is the opera about the milagre do sol?

I hope you feel better soon! *hugs* Writing self-indulgent things is always good! <3

Maybe the milagre do sol is the climax? The focus seems to be mosly on the little shepherds.

Self-indulgence seems to soothe the soul :D

Ah, self indulgence. I only really engage with that on occasion when my mobile games and my prompt groups don't run. That being said, I'm glad you are able to write and draw still!

Good finds! If I wasn't so nervous about running the Internet Archive on my phone I'd seek these out. Maybe I oughta bite the bullet and get my damn library card at last.

As for that opera.. Hmm, I kinda wanna take a listen. I like weirder orchestral and opera stuff on occasion. :)

...That being said, I hope you get some energy back soon, Sci! Winter tends to take a lot out of me too, when I've got less to distract myself with.

If you ever need some prompt communities, I got some recs :D

I don't know how the library card thing works in America, but library-related things are always worth it (here you do get a card so they can register the books you borrow, and that's it).

The musical is only a week old, all you get on YouTube is presentations and trailers. Hoping someone will bootleg it soon.

Yeah, I think it must be a Winter thing. Sending some hugs your way.

Self-indulgence is for all!

There's a nice copy of Black Hussar floating about. Not HD perhaps, but kind to the eyes.

I'm surprised Der Reigan didn't get cleaned up years ago - Die Asta, come on!;p

Lovely art tribute to William Russell <3

Sorry you're still feeling so bad! *hugs*

That's a wonderful bit of art of Wm Russell, though. <3

*hugs* Thank you!

Wish we had clearer pics of him as Rochester...