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rwpohl · 1 year ago
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le chat dans le sac, gilles groulx 1964
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the-blossica-fan · 27 days ago
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Im still kinda suprised we haven't seen more object head arcanist, granted ulrich and loggerhead are right there but how fun would be to get more object head arcanists? Like think about it an awakened clock with puppet body or something like that would be really fun lol.
I mena i have an awakened tv head arcanists so theres that too lol.
(Anyways sorry to bother im just sharing my thoughts lol also your posts are cool)
No need to apologize, please come back anytime you want with more thoughts to share!!
I love the idea, we do need some more awakened, I just love them so much.
Barbara could technically fit in there, her head is that of a sheep, but her body is completely human.
I'd love to see this become a new part of awakened characters, those that have a human-looking body but wear their awakened core as a head.
Would you imagine Lucy but instead of a humanoid face she has her piston? That'd be funny, but also peak character design/silly
Loggerhead seems fairly similar to Lucy in a sense, robotic body, humanoid face but BOOM, camera instead of head. And Ulrich is Ulrich himself, love the guy, such a weirdo.
I will beg for more characters like these dw, my dignity is a social construct
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schuerkchen · 2 months ago
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Tatort: Im Schmerz geboren (2014)
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mychameleondays · 1 year ago
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Element Of Crime: Weißes Papier
Vertigo/Universal Music Group 477 913-7, 2018
Originally released: February 1993
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perfettamentechic · 1 month ago
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30 dicembre 
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30 dicembre 
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 #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic
2023: Tom Wilkinson, Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson, attore britannico. CominciĂČ ad interessarsi alla recitazione: si laureĂČ in letteratura inglese e letteratura americana all’UniversitĂ  del Kent di Canterbury ed entrĂČ in seguito nella Royal Academy of Dramatic Art di Londra. DebuttĂČ sul grande schermo nel 1976. Wilkinson Ăš morto per un arresto cardiaco. Fu sposato dal 1988 al 2023, con l’attrice

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stateofcharles · 6 months ago
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Barbara Domingos from BrazilđŸ‡§đŸ‡· performing at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia
photo credits: Ulrich Fassbender
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pinkygirlymeg · 1 month ago
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I'm having a horrible day so I decided to compile how many characters each of the factions has (named characters only, including NPCs) this list accounts for up to 2.4 but I will think about editing in the future, characters that unwillingly left a group will be counted out of the group (looking at you Isolde)
If I forget someone or a faction please tell me and I'll add them to the list.
St. Pavlov Foundation ->
The Director
Constantine
Madam Z
Greta Hofmann
Vertin
Emil
Ms. Moissan
Semmelweis (?)
Marcus
Horropedia
Kakania
Kanjira
Shamane
Kaalaa Baunaa
Matilda
Joe Brown
Paulina
Sonetto
Druvis III
Regulus
Sotheby
Isolde (prisoner)
Tuesday (prisoner)
Tooth Fairy
Anjo Nala (kinda prisoner)
Yenisei
Name Day (or Leonid)
Mr. APPLe
Lindsay
The Razor
Laplace Scientific Computing Center ->
Lucy
Simone
Dora
Enigma
Mesmer Jr.
Windsong
X
Medicine Pocket
Regulus
Ulrich
Ezra
John Titor
37
Dawkins
Victor
Richard
Matthew
Willians
Eagle
Dr. Ryan
Dorothea
Zeno ->
Lilya
Lopera
Mr. Duncan
Leilani
Bertrolt
School of Primary Defense ->
Jessica
Avgust
Vila
Nina
Ms. Moissan
Pasono
Pyotir
The Ring
Isabella
The Manus Vindctae ->
Arcana
Forget Me Not
Igor
Moldir (or Molly)
Ptolemy
Ms. Grace
Apostle Matthew
Sophia
Valentina
Institutum Lorentz ->
X
Regulus
Eagle
UTTU ->
Barbara
Pandora Wilson
The Friend From Afar
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evilisk · 5 months ago
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Decided to fill this out but only included characters I have on my account (except Kakania, but I have 140 pulls with her name on them). This is a combo of design + how fun they are to actually play.
Favorite Design:
Even though I don't actually use Mondlicht on my account, I am physically incapable of disliking "Red Riding Hood themed characters wielding guns" ever since the Darkstalkers series imprinted on me when I was younger. Now if only Mondlicht was actually good/meta...
Runner Ups:
NPCs: If I'd filled this in a week earlier, I would have probably had Hofmann here. But 1.9 added a lot of great NPCs (Ulrich) or at least convinced me on some existing ones (Enigma).
Star: Charlie is my main runner up (my favorite, little Limbo Master) but I do like Apple and Matilda too.
Mineral: There's a big gap between Sonetto and my other favorite Minerals (Balloon Party and Necrologist. They're perfectly fine).
Beast: Desert Flannel and Dikke are cool designs with gameplay I just do not like, at all. DF's Counter just isn't as fun as Voyager or BP. And Dikke is in dire need of a buff.
Spirit: I gotta be honest, I don't have a Runner Up for this Afflatus. I don't have A Knight and Barbara is still two patches away.
Intelligence: Six is one of favorite characters in all of Reverse 1999 (Introverted King) but John Titor is cool too. I'm so glad she got referenced a few times in 1.9's story.
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polishdynasty · 2 years ago
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QUEEN ANNE OF CILLI (1386 — 21 may 1416)
Anne of Cilli was born probably in the 1386 as a daughter of William, Count of Cilli and Anne of Poland. Her father died when she was around ten years of age and her mother had remarried to Ulrich, Duke of Teck. Because of that, Anne was left under the care of her father's brother, Herman. According to the legend, in 1399 King Jadwiga of Poland on her deathbed told WƂadysƂaw JagieƂƂo, her current husband, to marry Anne of Cilli so he could still rule Poland. Anne was a granddaughter of Casimir The Great, the last king from the Piast dynasty, so having a descendant of him as a wife would strengthen WƂadysƂaw's position on the throne. One year later a delegation composed of Jan of Oblichów, Jan of Ostrowiec and Hinczka of Rogów came to Cilli with a proposition of marriage between King of Poland and Anne. Herman, Count of Cilli immediately agreed and in 16th July 1401 Countess come to Cracow. She was welcomed by Poles with joy, but according to the Jan DƂugosz her future husband wasn't that happy. The wedding was postponed and Anne sent to a convent to learn polish language. Finally in 29th January 1402, in the Wawel Cathedral, their wedding took place. There were many guests, including Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. One year later Anne was crowned a Queen of Poland and was able meet her mother for the first time since the Duchess left Celje.
The marriage of Anne and WƂadysƂaw was quite cold at the beginning. The king often left the capital, leaving his wife alone. He was also known to be suspicious, introverted person, so it took him a while to trust Anne. It also didn't help that the queen had been accused of marital infidelity several times. The first time was in 1407: Klemens of Moskorzew accused Anne of cheating on her husband with Jakub of Kobylan and MikoƂaj Chrząstowski and the proof was supposed to be the sudden collapse of the floor in Queen's chamber. King at first believed in that and locked Jakub. Polish nobles during the convention in NiepoƂomice defended Anne and the woman was found innocent. But year later she was accused of having an affair with Andrzej of Tęczyn — this case did not reach a public hearing. In 1411 the Queen was accused of having the infidelity with archbishop Kurowski, but some sources says that actually Anne accused the man for a inappropriate attitude to her person. Kurowski died during a trip to the royal court to clear things up. For a first few years of marriage Anne of Cilli didn't give a birth to a child. It is known that she had several miscarriages. In the 1408 their first and only child, Princess Jadwiga, was born. WƂadysƂaw was disappointed that the baby turned out to be a girl, but for a many years she was considered the heiress of the kingdom and a possible future king.
Anne hated the Teutonic Order as much as her husband and unlike her predecessor, urged WƂadysƂaw to go to war with them. And he did that. In 1410 after the battle of Grunwald, JagieƂƂo sent two laters to inform about his victory: one of them was sent to Anne. It is the proof that their relationship develop during the years and WƂadysƂaw started to like her and see as a friend and partner.
The Queen accompanied her husband during the trip to Hungary, where JagieƂƂo was negotiating with Sigismund of Luxembourg. There she met with her cousin, Barbara, who was the second wife of Sigismund. Thanks to Anne, the polish regalia, which King Louis The Great once brought with him to Buda, returned to Poland. Anne also visited Lithuania and observe the Christanisation of Samogitia. In early 1415 she travelled with her husband and even met Alexander of Moldavia in Sniatyn.
Anne came back to Cracow and WƂadysƂaw travelled to Lithuania. Probably at the end of 1415, the queen got sick. In 1416 a special envoy was sent to king with a information that Anne was seriously ill. Despite the news, JagieƂƂo didn't hurry back to Cracow. He approached the capitol in May and few days later, 21th May 1416 the queen died. She was buried in the Wawel's Cathedral, near to altor of Saint Dorothy.
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orthodoxadventure · 1 year ago
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Remembering the Saints
Throughout the Liturgy we are asked to remember "all the saints" beginning with "the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary" and her "yes" to God's plan for her life (Luke 1:38); and then, like all of them, to commit "our whole life to Christ our God." Who are the saints that we are asked to remember in these petitions? The saints are those men and women who, throughout the centuries and in every culture, have loved God and borne witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, and remained faithful to Him to the end, often at the cost of their own lives. They are people who have been transformed by their faith and truly are the "real deal" as Christians. They are men and women from every generation who have been canonized, i.e. set up as models of what it means to truly follow Christ and be faithful to Him, seeking and striving for His kingdom as their first priority in life (Matthew 6:33). When we speak of Sts. Peter and Paul and the apostles, Sts. Katherine, Irene and Barbara the martyrs, Sts. Basil, John Chrysostom and Nektarios the Bishops, we are speaking of people who have been canonized by the Church in an official manner to serve as models of faithfulness and holiness for us to emulate. Canonization does not "make" anybody a saint. Canonizations recognizes that someone already was, in his/her own lifetime, a saint.
The word canonization means that a Christian has been found worthy to have his/her name placed in the canon or official list of the saints of the Church. This canon is read during the various liturgical services of the Church, particularly Orthros or Matins. Every day of the year is dedicated to a number of saints whose names are remembered by the People of God. When a Christian's name has been included in the canon of saints, it is a sign that the Church encourages the faithful to ask that saint for his/her prayers before God.
Liturgical services may be specially composed in the saint's honor and celebrated by the Church. For the first thousand years of the history of the Church saints were recognized without any formal rite of canonization. Local congregations of the faithful simply began to remember certain well-known Christians in their liturgical gatherings, to ask them for help in prayer, to visit their relics, which frequently remained vehicles of the Holy Spirit, curing the sick in soul and body, as they had during earthly life. In the 10th century, in the west, the then-Orthodox Church of Rome began to insist that saints be formally and officially "registered" as such with the papal authorities. The first recorded canonization of this type was that of St. Ulrich of Augsburg, canonized in 993 AD by Pope John XV. For the next 600 years -- during which time the Roman Catholic Church split off from the Orthodox community -- the west developed a very precise (and some would say even legalistic) method of determining who were to be canonized as saints. The Orthodox Church never developed any comparable methods for canonizing saints. As in the early Church, the situation has remained very much determined by local practices and local traditions. Holy men and women continue to be recognized as such during their own lifetimes; they continue to be venerated and honored after their death; and Christian people continue to ask for their prayers and to visit their shrines.
[Source of text: The Divine Liturgy of our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom (with Commentary and Notes)]
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rwpohl · 8 months ago
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im schatten der macht, oliver storz 2003
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lysanderyourdarkacademiaguy · 1 year ago
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Happy Vamptember! I thought it would be interesting to know where the belief in vampires came from and so today I bring you the story of the Black Queen
A dear friend of mine helped me with this story, which is part of his culture and which should be more important for us, it comes from the Queen Barbara Celjska or in English Barbara of Cilli
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Barbara was born in Celje, in the Duchy of Styria, today Slovenia, as the daughter and youngest child of Herman II, Count of Celje, and Countess Anna of Schaunberg she married Sigismund, who was then the Roman Emperor, he spent a lot of time away in battles, which allowed her to stay ahead of the castle by holding court and making important decisions. It is believed that although she was married, she had many men and lovers who, when she got bored of them, she sent to throw them out of her castle. Sigismund, was a cheater, and he can't expect her being loyal to him in this case.
Rumours that she was a vampire stemmed from the following:
“Aeneas Silvio Piccolomini, who detested the Cilli family, characterized Barbara’s brother Count Friedrich as “shameless,” “materialistic,” and “a blood thirsty wildman” as well as an enemy of the church and state. He declared Ulrich, the head of the Cilli family, as a “hardened sinner” and “demon.” As for Barbara herself, Piccolomini claimed that Barbara did not even believe in an after-life. Aeneas also accused Barbara of associating with “heretics” and “abominable Hussites.” He claimed that after the death of Albrecht, Barbara and her daughter Elizabeth used to profane Holy Communion by drinking actual human blood during the liturgy. This would, of course, qualify Barbara for the clinical category of “living vampire” meaning, according to medical doctors even today, some one who drinks human blood”
-In Sear In Search of the Lesbian V ch of the Lesbian Vampire: Barbar e: Barbara von Cilli, Le F on Cilli, Le Fanu's "Carmilla" and the Dragon Order
She was not only a “vampire” She had knowledge of alchemy, politics, and managed her reign with strength and independence, to this day she is an example of what Slavic women should be. To this day, and after her, the story spread to Europe and then to the West, and little by little, from Dracula onwards, vampires grew in fame, as well as extra knowledge to represent according to the writer.
It's just a little bit of knowledge, it's not much, and I'll probably edit this post as the days go by
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elmartillosinmetre · 4 months ago
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Un estreno del Mozart adolescente
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[Mozart en el retrato póstumo realizado por Barbara Kraft en 1819 / Mozart Wohnhaus]
Deutsche Grammophon publica tres versiones distintas de un trío recién descubierto de Mozart
La noticia se difundiĂł coincidiendo con la presentaciĂłn en Salzburgo el pasado 19 de septiembre de la nueva ediciĂłn del catĂĄlogo Köchel de Mozart: investigadores de la FundaciĂłn Internacional Mozarteum, dirigidos por el Dr. Ulrich Leisinger, habĂ­an descubierto en la colecciĂłn Carl Ferdinand Becker de la Biblioteca Municipal de Leipzig una obra desconocida de Mozart. Se trata de Serenate ex C (Serenata en do), una composiciĂłn para dos violines y bajo, que ha sido ya catalogada como KV 648 y ha recibido el sobretĂ­tulo de Ganz kleine Nachtmusik, es decir, Una muy ligera mĂșsica nocturna.
La obra estĂĄ dividida en siete movimientos, tiene una duraciĂłn de unos doce minutos y ha sido datada en la segunda mitad de los años 1760, aunque el documento descubierto no es el autĂłgrafo, sino una copia de hacia 1780. Los descubridores piensan que la Serenata fue escrita antes del primer viaje a Italia del joven Mozart (en enero de 1770, a punto de cumplir 14 años) y han sugerido que podrĂ­a tratarse de alguna de las obras que se sabĂ­an perdidas, pero cuya existencia estaba documentada en la correspondencia del mĂșsico.
La primera audiciĂłn de la partitura tuvo lugar el 21 de septiembre en la Ópera de Leipzig, por los violinistas Vincent y David Geer y la violonchelista Elisabeth Zimmermann, de la Escuela de MĂșsica Johann Sebastian Bach de Leipzig. Nada mĂĄs difundirse el acontecimiento, la obra circulĂł con rapidez y ya pueden verse varias grabaciones en Youtube.
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A nivel industrial, el sello alemĂĄn Deutsche Grammophon se ha adelantado a todos, pues acaba de publicar el pasado viernes 11 de octubre en las plataformas habituales dos versiones diferentes de la obra. Una de ellas la realizaron en la Sala Vienesa de la FundaciĂłn Internacional Mozarteum los jĂłvenes violinistas Leonhard Baumgartner y Margarita Pochebut acompañados por el contrabajo de Svenja Dose y el clave de Oscar Jockel (el vĂ­deo se publicĂł en la plataforma Stage+ ayer sĂĄbado). La segunda se habĂ­a preestrenado en Apple el 4 de octubre, y es debida a Haruna Shinoyama y NeĆŸa Klinar (violines), Philipp Comploi (violonchelo) y Florian Birsak (clave). AdemĂĄs el 18 de octubre llegarĂĄ a las plataformas una versiĂłn orquestal, con Herbert Blomstedt dirigiendo a la celebĂ©rrima Orquesta de la Gewandhaus de Leipzig.
[Diario de Sevilla. 13-10-2024]
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La ficha Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791): Serenade ex C Ganz kleine Nachtmusik (Serenata en do mayor, Una muy ligera mĂșsica nocturna) KV 648 [c.1765-1770] VersiĂłn 1: Haruna Shinoyama y NeĆŸa Klinar, violines; Philipp Comploi, violonchelo; Florian Birsak, clave. VersiĂłn 2:  Leonhard Baumgartner y Margarita Pochebut, violines;Svenja Dose, contrabajo; Oscar Jockel, clave. VersiĂłn 3: Orquesta de la Gewandhaus de Leipzig. Herbert Blomstedt, director. Deutsche Grammophon
LA VERSIÓN 1 EN SPOTIFY
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perfettamentechic · 1 year ago
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30 dicembre 
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30 dicembre 
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2022: Barbara Walters, Barbara Jill Walters, giornalista, scrittrice e conduttrice televisiva statunitense. Barbara crebbe circondata da gente di spettacolo: il padre infatti era un noto produttore di Broadway. L’uomo tuttavia a un certo punto versĂČ in difficoltĂ  economiche e la famiglia Walters perse tutte le proprietĂ , tra cui l’attico a Central Park West. Dopo aver effettuato gli studi in

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agendaculturaldelima · 11 months ago
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#ProyeccionDeVida
đŸŽ„Â BiografĂ­as. Mujeres y Sociedad, presenta:
🎬 “HANNAH ARENDT Y LA BANALIDAD DEL MAL”
🔎 GĂ©nero: Drama / Años 60 / Nazismo / Holocausto / Basado en hechos reales
⌛ DuraciĂłn: 113  minutos
✍ GuiĂłn: Pam Katz y Margarethe Von Trotta
🗯 Argumento: Biografía de la filósofa judío-alemana Hannah Arendt, discípula de Heidegger, que trabajó como periodista en el juicio a Adolf Eichmann, el nazi que organizó el genocidio del pueblo judío durante la II Guerra Mundial, conocida por "la solución final".
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đŸ‘„ Reparto: Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt), Janet McTeer (Mary McCarthy), Klaus Pohl (Martin Heidegger), Axel Milberg (Heinrich BlĂŒcher), Ulrich Noethen (Hans Jonas), Julia Jentsch (Lotte Köhler) y Nicholas Woodeson (William Shawn).
📱 Dirección: Margarethe Von Trotta
© Productora: Heimatfilm
🌎 País: Alemania
📅 Año: 2012
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lefeusacre-editions · 1 year ago
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ELLIOT RODGER, ICARRIE, par Ulrich Conrad
"La BĂȘte", le nouveau film de Bertrand Bonello sorti en salles le 07 fĂ©vrier, fait remonter Ă  la surface, dans l'une des Ă©poques que traverse son rĂ©cit, un spectre vieux de dix ans : celui d'Elliot Rodger, l'adolescent responsable de la tuerie d'Isla Vista en mai 2014. L'occasion pour le Feu SacrĂ© de revenir sur la derniĂšre vidĂ©o postĂ©e par le tueur juste avant sa virĂ©e sanglante. Portrait et analyse de ce Carrie au masculin.
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Assis confortablement au volant de son coupĂ© BMW 328i noire, funeste studio motorisĂ© de ses vlogs en sĂ©rie, Black Maria de 193 chevaux au point mort, garĂ©e en ce 22 mai 2014 face Ă  la plage de Santa Barbara, Californie, oĂč il attend que le soleil finisse de s’évanouir derriĂšre l’horizon, Elliot Rodger enclenche la prise de vue sur l’écran tactile de son iPhone dernier cri qu’il vient de poser sur le tableau de bord. Venait-il de rĂ©pĂ©ter dans les grandes lignes les principaux points de son oraison filmique avant de lancer l’enregistrement ? Ou bien avait-il si religieusement potassĂ© son script, My Twisted World, ce « manifesto » mis en ligne dix minutes avant son carnage (141 pages de dĂ©mence misogyne), qu’il avait toute confiance en le flonflon de son flow erratique d’improvisateur guindĂ© et maladroit ?
Pour son dernier prĂȘche, l’image full HD restera lĂ©gïżœïżœrement floue : dĂ©cidĂ©ment sa patte visuelle – son volant en amorce ayant toujours dĂ©rĂ©glĂ© la mise au point automatique de l’appareil. Son ultime trouvaille de mise en scĂšne, logique pour ce spectateur privilĂ©giĂ© et complaisant de son propre malheur de gosse de riche : un crĂ©puscule dorĂ©e digne d’un spotlight gĂ©ant d’Hollywood – oĂč son pĂšre travaille, du reste – qui, Ă  travers le pare-brise, surcadre et irradie le visage de l’adolescent, qui a dĂ» penser, cette veille de son passage Ă  l’acte, que le soleil complice et rĂ©vĂ©rencieux s’éclipsait juste avant lui.
Les ombres des voitures et des passants au loin qui se projettent sur sa bouille de mauvais acteur arrogant forment un obturateur urbain intermittent du plus somptueux effet, Ă©pousant son tempo particulier : lent, serein, souverain. Le dispositif de sa vidĂ©o (lui en pleine lumiĂšre, les autres rĂ©duits Ă  des silhouettes noires) ne laisse plus aucun doute : jusque dans sa rĂ©solution meurtriĂšre, Rodger aura inflĂ©chi le paysage Ă  ses soliloques de grand prince charmant psychotique. Il aura Ă©tĂ© au bout de cette victimisation de l’homme bon, doux, raffinĂ©, aimant et oubliĂ© qu’il s’ingĂ©niait Ă  modeler ; au bout du revers brutal de son romantisme pleurnichard et chĂątiĂ© qui, arrivĂ© Ă  bout de patience, sera celui du chĂątiment sans pitié : Elliot Rodger’s Retribution, intitulera-t-il son pamphlet. Sept minutes de monologue sur fond orangĂ©, rĂ©itĂ©rant l’incomprĂ©hension dont il dit avoir Ă©tĂ© l’objet depuis de trop nombreuses annĂ©es, et qui devaient l’amener Ă  la nuit rouge et sanglante d’Isla Vista oĂč il fera parler la poudre. Roger, Elliot Rodger !
Ce retournement, seul un homme pathologiquement esseulĂ© en Ă©tait capable, pour qui son monde, LE monde, pour lui permettre un temps d’y subsister, et au final de lui donner la force de faire pĂ©rir ses semblables, devait lui donner l’impression qu’il ne tournait que pour lui. S’il s’était dĂ©testĂ© avec une rĂ©pugnance aussi farouche que celle qu’il vouait Ă  la terre entiĂšre, il n’aurait jamais commis ses crimes. Contrairement Ă  ce qu’il n’a eu de cesse d’haranguer, ce n’est pas sa haine incommensurable des autres qui lui a fait prendre les armes, mais bien son amour immodĂ©rĂ© de lui-mĂȘme. En marge des coups de feu tirĂ©s au hasard au volant de son corbillard bling-bling, de sa mission punitive Ă  la sorority house de l’UniversitĂ©, sa Christine entre les mains, il percutera une dizaines de piĂ©tons, de cyclistes, de skateboarders, avec la mĂȘme inconsĂ©quence aveuglĂ©e d’ego divin qu’un joueur de GTA. « Well, now I will be a god compared to you, you will all be animals », disait-il d’ailleurs au climax de son selfie d’adieu.
Comme toutes les vidĂ©os qu’il avait publiĂ©es jusqu’ici sur sa chaĂźne YouTube, il avait commencĂ© son laĂŻus plaintif par un sempiternel : « Hi, Elliot Rodger here ! » – sorte de « This is the Zodiac speaking » du tueur anonyme le plus cĂ©lĂšbre du nord de la Californie – puis, comme souvent lĂ  aussi, ce fut la beautĂ© toxique du monde environnant qui l’avait incitĂ© d’abord hypocritement Ă  ouvrir la bouche. Un panorama luxuriant, au choix, d’un parking VIP, d’une vallĂ©e, de son quartier, d’un cour de golf, d’un parc ou d’un coucher de soleil – parfois un dĂ©licieux vanilla latte de Starbucks en main, et une paire de lunettes Giorgio Armani, elle, invariablement accrochĂ©e au col de sa chemise. En une dizaine de complaintes filmĂ©es, Rodger a circonscrit la topographie paradisiaque de son grand alibi.
Car son excuse, bien qu’il n’en fit mention nulle part, c’était donc justement son train de vie d’enfant de star pourri gĂątĂ© qu’il Ă©talait Ă  tout bout de champ. Il faut avoir vu le contenu de son compte Facebook (depuis clĂŽturĂ©) : un autel mĂ©galo et clinquant asphyxiant ; une pornographie narcissique et huppĂ©e dĂ©bridĂ©e. Dans son esprit, ce devait ĂȘtre parce qu’il ne lui manquait strictement rien qu’il pouvait alors lĂ©gitimement s’ériger avec intransigeance et sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ© en chantre du manque, faire de l’amour son caprice suprĂȘme ; et parce que sa vie de rĂȘve n’intĂ©ressait personne voudra-t-il transformer celle des autres en un cauchemar macabre. Que les autres puissent s’accommoder de vivre sans lui, voilĂ  sans doute ce qu’il leur enviait tant, ce qui lui Ă©tait invivable – ce qu’il appelait Ă  tour de spleens vidĂ©ographiĂ©s « a better life ». « Indeed, a too much wonderful life ! » Un scĂ©nario digne de Capra filtrĂ© par le prisme du ressentiment, ce film prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© des fĂȘtes de NoĂ«l aux États-Unis dans lequel un homme sur le point d’en finir (interprĂ©tĂ© par James Stewart) se voit offrir l’opportunitĂ© d’assister Ă  la vie de ses amis s’il n’était pas nĂ©. La chance du premier devint l’injustice du second ; le miracle de l’individu, un individualisme destructeur. Au renoncement Ă  la suppression du personnage de Stewart se substitua l’imposition violente de Rodger. L’hiver new-yorkais fit place aux vents chauds de la cĂŽte ouest. A l’ombre des palmiers s’écrivait un nouveau chapitre du mariage du Ciel et de l’Enfer

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Son drĂŽle de biopic est dorĂ©navant un spectre qui hante depuis maintenant dix ans les trĂ©fonds de la grande Toile – son compte YouTube ayant Ă©tĂ© conservĂ©, amputĂ© seulement de son apothĂ©ose ; un film Ă©culĂ©, rĂ©barbatif, segmentĂ© en sĂ©quences brouillonnes et pseudo-mĂ©ditatives, encadrĂ© par deux ponants, laissant Ă  loisir de se replonger en boucle dans cette tournĂ©e d’adieu d’éphĂšbe gĂąteux, de son improvisation sans pudeur Ă  l’improviste de son geste criminel. Un mĂ©lo soignĂ© qui doit son carton post-mortem Ă  son dĂ©nouement bĂąclĂ©, amateur et suicidaire.
La seule compagnie que l’on a pu croiser dans l’une des vignettes de son ego-trip, c’était celle de son demi-frĂšre : Jazz. iPhone Ă  la main, il le suivit occupĂ© Ă  dessiner au sol avec un bout de roche calcaire du haut d’une colline surplombant leur quartier, l’Overlook (sic !), puis, sur son consentement, Ă  jeter l’ustensile rudimentaire en direction des habitations. On entend qu’il lui parle, sans que l’on puisse toutefois distinguer ses mots, le vent qui soufflait en rafale ce jour-lĂ  faisant crĂ©piter la membrane du micro intĂ©grĂ© de son portable, tel un bruitage naturel et modulable de mitraillette semi-automatique sur cette toile d’ennui pavillonnaire, rendant quasi-inaudible ce moment intime d’une exception, du coup, presque douteuse. Jazz s’éloignait et Elliot le laissait partir dans le fond du plan, panoramiquant plein cadre vers le soleil au zĂ©nith au-dessus d’eux pendant une poignĂ©e de secondes avant, Ă©bloui et les pixels grillĂ©s, d’interrompre la prise. Un malaise sourd, depuis, en revoyant les images
 Peut-ĂȘtre ses allers-retours rapides de camĂ©ra subjective sur le paysage
 RĂ©flexe de tueur inquiet d’ĂȘtre Ă©pié  Un cĂŽtĂ© Hitchcock Ă  la petite semelle : la scĂšne dans Soupçons oĂč Cary Grant veut faire admirer le rĂ©cif vertigineux (oĂč, endettĂ©, il planifie en rĂ©alitĂ© de s'y jeter en voiture) Ă  une Joan Fontaine dĂ©jĂ  bien suspicieuse
 Et ce Icare, n’aimant pas les happy-ends, de confirmer plus tard sur son laptop, dans son mĂ©moire, qu’il prĂ©voyait effectivement aprĂšs la tuerie de supprimer ce concurrent qui, un jour ou l’autre, lui aurait fait de l’ombre.
S’il prĂ©tendait diriger sa vindicte sur tout ce qui l’entourait, le cercle gynophobe Ă©troit de Rodger avait bien un centre, un foyer oĂč bouillait en silence sa rage revancharde, une fillette de dix ans Ă  l’époque qui, Ă  ses yeux, se sera rendue bien plus coupable qu’il ne se le rendra lui-mĂȘme : il s’agit d’une certaine Monette Moio, mannequin dont le pĂšre, comme le sien, officie Ă©galement Ă  Hollywood. Son pĂšre, Peter Rodger, rĂ©alisateur de seconde Ă©quipe sur le premier volet de la sĂ©rie Hunger Games, en a filmĂ© des ados et leur compĂ©tition fĂ©roce dĂ©guisĂ©e en fable bien proprette, leur Ăąme de matamore prĂȘte Ă  tout Ă©dulcorer en jeu de cirque insurrectionnel. L’élĂšve a dĂ©passĂ© le maĂźtre. Le fils a dĂ©passĂ© le pĂšre. Et les monstres Ă©gotistes, s’ils font une prioritĂ© absolue (et impossible Ă  assouvir) qu’on les aime plus qu’ils ne s’aiment dĂ©jĂ  eux-mĂȘmes, ne sont en revanche jamais avares d’imputer la faute de leur monstruositĂ© Ă  ceux qu’ils dĂ©signent comme plus monstrueux qu’eux. Le vĂ©ritable monstre est d'abord un incurable irresponsable. C’est pourquoi tout ce qui est innocent lui retourne les tripes. L’innocence est une humiliation qu’il reçoit comme une moquerie indĂ©lĂ©bile, une provocation permanente. La rivalitĂ© entre Rodger et les femmes dĂ©coule de ce schĂ©ma-lĂ . Avec sa peau lisse, l’orbe poupin de son faciĂšs, ses lĂšvres charnues, Ă  la croisĂ©e des genres et des sexes, imberbe comme une fille, combien il devait lui ĂȘtre extatiquement insupportable de contempler son visage dans la glace ! Que cherchait-il en le scrutant et le photographiant sous tous les angles pour ensuite l’archiver minutieusement ? L’horreur de l’hormone
 Ce miroir qui devait lui renvoyer une image en creux de l’ennemi et qu’il portait sur sa figure comme une filiation irrĂ©versible. La Mort qui prend la relĂšve de la pubertĂ© pour lui façonner son masque orgueilleux et psychopathe de minet effĂ©minĂ©. Cette Mort qui travaillait Ă  le faire ressembler Ă  ce qu’il dĂ©testait. Si « awesome », « magnificent », « sophisticated », « superior » ! Ce sera son verdict
 Le brun corbeau comme couleur de l’eugĂ©nisme chic ! Toutes ces blondes crĂąneuses, pulpeuses, superficielles et grotesques de Californie
 Lui aussi, l’« alpha male », revendiquait au fond le droit Ă  ĂȘtre une pĂ©tasse comme les autres ! « Quick, un Glock 34, un SIG Sauer P226 pour me refaire une beautĂ© ! » COUIC ! Plus fleur bleu que ces fleurs du Mal dont le soleil semble ĂȘtre passĂ© dans les cheveux, qui lui faisaient dresser la tige ; la reine de bal a toujours une cartouche supplĂ©mentaire Ă  jouer, il faut le savoir dĂ©sormais, dans la chambre de son flingue 9 mm
 « Elle m’aime un peu, beaucoup, passionnĂ©ment, Ă  la folie, pas du tout
 PAN ! »
Pour la postĂ©ritĂ©, ce bully badigeonna de jaune son dernier autoportrait, Ă  mi-chemin entre un fond de teint Ă  la carotĂšne de soleil trop mĂ»r et un Bonnard effrayant. Il avait dĂ» prĂ©parer toute la journĂ©e, encore et encore, son petit rire dĂ©moniaque, sa marque de fabrique surjouĂ©e qu’il se plaisait Ă  glisser en conclusion de ses punchlines les plus aguerries. AssurĂ©ment, son rictus stylĂ© devait toujours se lire sur son visage quand on retrouva sa gueule de puceau angĂ©lique Ă©talĂ© sur le revĂȘtement pur cuir de son auto cabossĂ©e. Le sang avait remplacĂ© la feuille d’or. Les cavaliĂšres ne dansaient plus mais gisaient sur le sol. La palabre s’était finalement interrompue. Ce soir-lĂ , la drague avait Ă©tĂ© mortelle.
Elliot Rodger, ça aura été Carrie au pays du Spring Break.
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Illustrations : Guillemette Monchy.
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