#Grace a dieu

[glidingsilvery]

Grâce à Dieu premiere

(Ciné Mourguet)

[callme-darling]

just a poll to get a feel for interest

asking bc i have a few things for swann in the drafts, but i wanna see if there’s even any interest in that in the first place

[thecruel]

GRÂCE À DIEU 2018 — dir. François Ozon

[davidbyrne]

Swann Arlaud in Grâce à Dieu (By The Grace of God) dir. François Ozon

[boudicca]

tagged by @vechter and @blueberripancake my beloveds

if you have a tbr list/pile (books/comics/poetry/etc):

what title(s) are you currently reading?

books:

i have a terrible habit of starting novels and not finishing them lately so current books i have on the go are norwegian wood, brothers karamazov, brideshead revisited, emma, and i just started rereading the raven boys again. my 2025 goal is to finish a goddamn book

non-fiction is currently ekaterinburg by helen rappaport! she's absolutely one of my fav historians to read because her writing is so dynamic

comics:

for ongoing comics, batgirl (2024) (SUPREME!!!), green arrow (2023), poison ivy (2022), black canary: best of the best (2024), and scarlet witch (whatever year that is because it keeps restarting)

my back issue reading however... none. i finished my post-crisis spreadsheet and now i'm free. until i start my new 52 reading list at least

what title(s) are up next on your reading list?

books: see above... raven boys first and then brideshead next

comics: unfortunately delfis has convinced me to read new 52 nightwing so i guess that 🤸 but also i will be reading for damian wayne so that's various titles but i'm excited for that

what title(s) are your emotional support TBRs and you’re planning to get around to them. One day. When the stars align?

oh god. uhhh comics i don't really have one of these but for books. good lord. my tbr doesn't exist in writing because it's too long for that. crime and punishment, jane eyre, wuthering heights, northanger abbey, merchant of venice, taming of the shrew, macbeth, london by edward rutherfurd, white nights, the idiot, the goldfinch, rebecca, spqr by mary beard, cassandra by christa wolf, the winternight trilogy, about a dozen history books, another half-dozen novels i own but haven't read yet......

have you taken anything out of your TBR pile recently, and why?

clearly not... clearly not

tagging ummm i don't know who's been tagged yet. @zaubermaerchen @murderballadeer @moxieestar @dustorange @dykedatasoong @lesbianboyfriend @angelozi

[thorin-is-a-cuddler]

So I’ve heard some people cannot watch this scene with English subtitles…

(Little correction: it should be: „I hate making my blades dirty.“ I tried, friends!)

[ltwilliammowett]

The Great Harry (1514), by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931)

[bigsmallworld]

Proudly presenting:

Swann with a man bun and moustache.

*swoooooon*

[nerdasaurus1200]

I made some of my favorite pirate gals!

[glidingsilvery]

Grâce à dieu première 2019

[callme-darling]

goooodddddd i’m having thots tonight. SO i think it’d be fun to do a lil inbox game!!!

how it’s gonna work: feel free to drop a filthy twt link in my inbox + a character/concept you think fits it and i’ll make a lil smutty drabble out of it🤭

ofc if you don’t wanna participate, that’s totally fine!! i’ll use the tag ‘ — 🔗 game ’ if anyone would like to block it

[davidbyrne]

Swann Arlaud as Emmanuel Thomassin in Grâce à Dieu (By the Grace of God) dir. François Ozon

[abbedartigue]

Montségur… Cette religion des Cathares sans Crèche, ni Croix, sans prière ni Grâce… Ces «parfaits» qui rejettent toute vie imparfaite… ces Purs qui s’efforcent de sauver Dieu et lui opposent un autre créateur pour le justifier du Mal dont la Création l’accuse et ôter de dessus de Lui le Péché du Monde… En vérité, tout cela me semble grand. Trop grand. Je me suis toujours éloignée de ce qui, devant Dieu, manque de misère… «Si je dois me glorifier, ce sera de ma faiblesse» et «Sa Grâce me suffit». Rien ne me paraît plus beau, entre Dieu et l’homme, que ces relations magnifiques du Péché et de la Grâce… Le Péché, cette grande blessure, ce grand cri – l’Église, avec David, ne chante guère autre chose – et la Grâce, le grand amour qui entre par cette plaie. Je ne voudrais pas, oh ! non ! être sans péché. Je ne voudrais pas, à Dieu, fermer cette porte grande ouverte. Misère… miséricorde. Toute la religion du Christ tient en ces deux mots-là – le Seul. Marie-Noël in Notes Intimes

[yeoldenews]

A selection of looks from the 18th Century equivalent of the MET Gala (aka The Queen's Drawing Room) in March 1789.

(To help with your mental images - this would have been roughly the court silhouette at the time.)

Queen Charlotte - "Was dressed in purple, silver and orange body and train; the petticoat likewise of purple and silver, richly embroidered upon crape. Her Majesty’s head-dress was the most superb and beautiful that ever appeared at Court. A bandeau of purple sattin was fastened around the cap, with a motto in diamonds of “GOD SAVE THE KING.

Round the Queen’s neck was a medallion, tied with a double row of gold chain, and across her shoulders was another chain of three rows of pearls, and five rows of diamonds fastened low behind, with a fine miniature portrait of the KING, studded with diamonds, hanging in front. The tippet was of fine lace, and fastened with the letter G. in diamonds."

The Duchess of Gordon - "White sattin, superbly spangled in gold, and drawn up with a bandeau of the most costly embroidery, imitating the sun [in] the fullness of its glory. The petticoat was festooned in a beautiful manner with branches of oak."

The Duchess of Devonshire - "A white sattin petticoat most superbly embroidered with wreaths of foil, flowers and stones, the gown of dark green sattin, richly embroidered with spangles; and a most beautiful diamond stomacher."

Lady Lloyd - "A crape petticoat, over one of white sattin, with stripes of purple velvet, ornamented with gold and stones, representing peacock feathers. The train purple, trimmed with crape.

Her Ladyship's cap had a painting, describing Britannia kneeling and offering praises to heaven for the recovery of the King, very richly ornamented with diamonds, blond, flowers, and feathers. In the front, "Dieu nous le rend," (God restores him to us,) embroidered in gold letters."

Mr. Pitt - "A green and rose striped velvet, richly embroidered with gold and silver stones; the waistcoat of white satin, embroidered as the coat."

The Hon. Mr. Edgecumbe - "A blue and brown shaded velvet, most superbly embroidered with diamonds and point lace, with beautiful bouquets of flowers; the waistcoat of white satin, embroidered the same"

Sir John Marriott - "Sea green striped velvet, with gold tissue embroidered waistcoat."

and my personal best dressed -

The Duchess of Rutland (who was making her first appearance at court since the death of her husband) - "The time allotted by the decree of fashion for customary suits of solemn black, and all the trappings of widowed woe, being expired, her Grace, lovely in her person, and attractive in her manners, came forward in all the fullness of splendor, and in imitation of the Heavens when they declare, by a rainbow, that the tears of the sky have stopped, wore a dress of embroidered crape, fashioned in such a manner as to resemble that variegated sign of an unclouded atmosphere. But we are at a loss to find out what was meant by the gold-spangled darts of lightning that appeared through this rainbow, unless that her Grace meant them as emblematical of what her eyes can do, now that the day of weeping’s over. To write, however, in more plain terms, we shall state exactly what her Grace had on. It was an embroidered crape, something in imitation of a rainbow, having variety in its colours, and being ornamented with gold spangles which really appeared like darts of lightning through the crape, and gave it a most superb appearance. Her head-dress of white crape, with a towering branch of ostrich feathers, and the motto of God save the King,  in white and gold."

(source: The Times, March 27, 1789.)

[prettyboypistol]

SniperSpy and the stereotypical "Oh mon dieu I'm stuck with the bushman at a gala" setup but Sniper sweeps Spy off his feet with a surprisingly social personality and graceful dancing.

"What the hell? Where did you-"

"I've always said, Spook." Sniper smirked, his footwork so clean that it nearly made Spy trip. "I'm a professional."

"You're a goddamn isolationist and a social freakshow. Tell me how the fuck you act so classy now." Spy hissed as Sniper pulled him closer on the third beat.

Sniper's smug smile was nothing but proud.

"Ah ah, language." He chided. "We're in high society."

[empiredesimparte]

Live broadcast of ‘Le Sacre de Napoléon V’ on the national channel Francesim 2, hosted by Stéphane Bernard

(Stéphane Bernard) The Emperor will become a quasi-sacred figure through the anointing: it is a sort of transfiguration. The imperial canopy conceals this profoundly sacred moment because the rite must remain a mystery to the common mortals. We are witnessing a revival of the triple blessing from the Reims ceremonial of the kings of Francesim. Their Majesties, kneeling before the altar, receive the triple anointing from the Pope: one on the forehead, the others on both hands. First the Emperor, then the Empress.

In his prayer, the Pope asks God to bestow the treasures and graces of His blessings upon the Emperor. He prays that the Emperor will govern with strength, justice, loyalty, foresight, courage, and perseverance. The Emperor must combat Evil and defend the holy Christian Church. The Empress, for her part, receives God's support, and that of Christ, to preserve the Empire and the French people for eternity.

(Stéphane Bernard) Such a ceremonial highlights the spiritual and mystical dimension of the imperial monarchy. It is a moment steeped in tradition, where every gesture, every word, carries deep symbolism, reminding us of the sacred bonds that unite the sovereign to his people and to God. (Mgr. Morlot) Almighty and eternal God, who have decreed that, following the example of David, Solomon, and Joash, the foreheads of Kings and Emperors should be adorned with a diadem, so that, through the brilliance of their gemstones and the splendor of their ornaments, they might serve as a vivid and striking image of the majesty that surrounds you to the peoples while they reign on earth…

(Mgr. Morlot) … Pour out, we beseech you, your blessing upon these crowns, so that your servant Napoleon and his spouse, who will wear them on earth, may shine with the radiance of all virtues.

(Pope) May God encircle your brow with the crown of glory and justice...

(Pope) ... May He arm you with strength and courage so that, blessed by Heaven through our hands, filled with faith and good works, you may reach the crown of the eternal kingdom…

(Pope) ... By the grace of Him whose reign and empire extend throughout all ages and ages. Amen.

(Napoléon V) Amen.

⚜ Le Sacre de Napoléon V | N°11 | Francesim, Paris, 28 Thermidor An 230

While the bells ring out and the cannons roar, the Emperor and Empress of Francesim are crowned at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. It was broadcast live on television by Stéphane Bernard, the famous journalist for the crowned heads in Francesim.

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⚜ Traduction française

(Stéphane Bernard) L'Empereur va devenir un personnage quasi-sacré grâce à l'onction : c'est une sorte de transfiguration. Le dais impérial cache ce moment tout à fait sacré car le rite doit rester un mystère pour le commun des mortels. Nous assistons à une reprise de la triple bénédiction du cérémonial de Reims des rois de Francesim. Leurs Majestés, agenouillées devant l'autel, reçoivent du Pape la triple onction : une sur le front, les autres sur les deux mains. D'abord l'Empereur, puis l'Impératrice.

Dans son oraison, le Pape demande à Dieu de répandre les trésors et les grâces de Ses bénédictions sur l'Empereur. Il prie pour qu'il gouverne avec force, justice, fidélité, prévoyance, courage et persévérance. L'Empereur doit combattre le Mal et défendre la sainte Église chrétienne. L'Impératrice, quant à elle, reçoit le soutien de Dieu et du Christ, afin de conserver l'Empire et le peuple français dans l'éternité.

Un tel cérémonial met en lumière la dimension spirituelle et mystique de la monarchie impériale. C'est un moment empreint de tradition, où chaque geste, chaque parole, porte un symbolisme profond, rappelant les liens sacrés qui unissent le souverain à son peuple, et à Dieu.

(Monseigneur Morlot) Dieu tout-puissant et éternel, qui avez voulu qu'à l'exemple de David, de Salomon et de Joas, le front des Rois et des Empereurs fût ceint du diadème, afin que, par l'éclat des pierreries et la splendeur de leurs ornements, ils fussent aux des peuples, pendant qu'ils règnent sur la terre, la vive et frappante image de la majesté qui vous environnement...

(Monseigneur Morlot) ... Répandez, nous vous en conjurons, votre bénédiction sur ces couronnes, afin que votre serviteur Napoléon et son épouse, qui les porteront sur la terre brillent de l'éclat de toutes les vertus.

(Pape) Que Dieu ceigne votre front de la couronne de la gloire et de justice ; qu'il vous arme de force et de courage, afin que, bénis du Ciel par nos mains, pleins de foi et de bonnes oeuvres, vous arriviez à la couronne du règne éternel...

(Pape) Par la grâce de celui dont le règne et l'empire s'étendent dans tous les siècles et les siècles. Amen. (Napoléon V) Amen.