#ethel & ernest

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Raymond Briggs, Ethel & Ernest

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Ethel & Ernest (2016)

[thedisneybarbie]

Raymond Briggs’s home was the epitome of homely and cosy and I wish to live in a house just like this ❤️

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Ethel and Ernest

My husband and I recently watched Ethel and Ernest. It is a lovely, endearing film about the ordinary yet beautiful life of a married couple.

It reminded me that a humble, quiet life can be the most fulfilling and rewarding life. 

It made us cry and, honestly, we needed to hug each other after the ending.

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Ethel & Ernest

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24. Ethel and Ernest, by Raymond Briggs

Owned: Yes Page count: 104 My summary: Ethel and Ernest are regular people, who met by chance. She was a lady’s maid, he was a milkman, but together they made a life. This is their walk through the decades, as the world changes around them and their little family grows older. My rating: 5/5 My commentary:

This is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents, Ethel and Ernest, who met in 1928 and were married 41 years. I was going to characterise this as a 'sweet little book', but I don't think that's fair to it. Charming is certainly a good word for it, though not without its edges. It's a graphic novel, drawn in Briggs' characteristic style that I find so nostalgic - I, like many other Britons, grew up with the movie based on Briggs' graphic novel The Snowman as a quintessential part of Christmas. This is both an intimate view of a family and Briggs' background and a wider history of England through the 20th century, from the tail end of the 20s through the Great Depression, the war period, social and technological advances; but the relationship held by Ethel and Ernest is at the centre.

One thing I admire about this one is how unsentimental Briggs seems to be about his parents. True, they're never portrayed as being bad people or anything, but their flaws and foibles are on full display throughout, as well as his own. Ethel and Ernest's relationship is incredibly loving and devoted, even when they're outwardly sniping at each other or going through tough times. The story mostly is confined to the house they shared, we rarely get a glimpse of what's going on outside those walls except through radio or, as technology advances, television. This adds to the intimate feeling the graphic novel presents, that we are being allowed a peek 'behind the curtain' of their relationship. It's a very domestic look at this period of history, but as a lover of social history, I really enjoyed it. Yay, some regular people living their lives in a normal way! It's sweet, the art is gorgeous, and I really enjoyed it. What else is there to say?

Next up, back into my usual wheelhouse, for something witchy.

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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Reflections on Charles Brown” by Rupert’s People, a “made in the studio” band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HXdQ-N0-lM …In 1967, Rod Lynton was a rising songwriter, so managers and record companies got behind him to record his songs using bands-for-hire—in this case Fleur de Lys featuring Chris Andrews on lead vocals. There was turmoil in the ranks as “Charles Brown” bore a striking similarity to the just-released hit single “White Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum, so the boys in FDL re-named themselves “Rupert’s People” to avoid criticism and confusion over the FDL brand. That worry has been lost in the windows of time as the “Charles Brown” single was issued to positive response in 10 countries, and Rupert’s People tracks have been reissued countless times on compilations celebrating the best of British rock of the 60s psychedelic era. Lynton went on to collaborate with John Lennon, and “Charles Brown” found another outlet in the soundtrack for the 2016 animated film ETHEL & ERNEST (A TRUE STORY), with music by Carl Davis, Paul McCartney, and The Shadows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HXdQ-N0-lM Download a remastered version here: https://timchrisandrews.bandcamp.com/track/reflections-of-charles-brown

#chrisandrews #rupertspeople #charlesbrown #ethelandernest #paulmccartney #psychedelicrock #britishrock #classicrock #britpop #procolharum #fleurdelys #rodlynton #johnlennon #theshadows #carldavis 

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Things I did not know…

Ethel Merman married Ernest Borgnine on June 27, 1964. Separated on August 7. Divorced on October 21. The marriage lasted 38 days.

In her autobiography, The Divine Miss E’s description of the marriage is a blank page

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Ethel & Ernest (2016)

Letterboxd: 3.8⭐ País: Reino Unido Duración: 94 mins

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Ethel Merman AND Ernest Borgnine MARRIED FOR A FEW MINUTES IN 1968

TALK ABOUT YOUR BAD ROMANCE!

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I’m back on Tumblr for the millionth time 💗

An early 90s baby who’s here to share everything she loves in her cosy, happy place ☺️

She/her

I’m an autistic hermit so I use this place to info dump and express myself.

I’m asexual but I’m a huge hopeless romantic 💜🖤

Everything I love:

90s-00s Barbie and classic Barbie movies

Classic Disney

Paddington Bear

Raymond Briggs’s work

Horror though I probably won’t post much of it here

Autumn and Winter

Zoe sugg

My favourite YouTubers

I’m a huge TV and movie lover

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Animation  Drama  History

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"Chuuya. Come to your senses. Our fate will not end in a place like this. Because you and I are destined to—"

@/kedreeva// ernest hemingway - the old man and the sea// death cab for cutie - summer years// unknown// unknown// lidia yuknavitch - the chronology of water: a memoir// richard siken - saying your names// taylor swift - gorgeous// unknown// victor hugo - les miserables// jeanette winterson - lighthousekeeping// sylvia Plath - lady lazarus// margaret atwood - power politics// tory adkisson - Anecdote of the Pig//richard siken - planet of love, wishbone// ethel cain - hard times// margaret atwood - variations on the word love

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“In the sky, after drifting in power for a few seconds, Chuuya lost the black wings on his back and drifted down gently. Dazai caught his body.”

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this is a poll for a movie that doesn't exist.

It is vintage times. The powers that be have decided to again remake the classic vampire novel Dracula for the screen. in an amazing show of inter-studio solidarity, Hollywood’s most elite hotties are up for the starring roles. the producers know whoever they cast will greatly impact the genre, quality, and tone of the finished film, so they are turning to their wisest voices for guidance.

you are the new casting director for this star-studded epic. choose your players wisely.

Previously cast:

Jonathan Harker—Jimmy Stewart

The Old Woman—Martita Hunt

Count Dracula—Gloria Holden

Mina Murray—Setsuko Hara

Lucy Westenra—Judy Garland (rip)

The Three Voluptuous Women—Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, and Lauren Bacall

The Agonized Mother—Mary Philbin (rip)

Dr. Jack Seward—Vincent Price

Quincey P. Morris—Toshiro Mifune

Arthur Holmwood—Sidney Poitier

R.M. Renfield—Conrad Veidt

The Captain of the Demeter—Omar Sharif (rip)

The First Mate of the Demeter—Leonard Nimoy (rip)

Mr. Swales—Ed Wynn (rip)

The Correspondent for The Daily Graph—Ethel Waters

Dracula in dog form—Frank Oz with a puppet

Sister Agatha—Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Westenra—Gladys Cooper (rip)

Dracula's solicitors—Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee

Dr. Van Helsing—Orson Welles

Thomas Bilder, zookeeper—Lon Chaney Jr.

Thomas Bilder's wife—Elsa Lanchester

The Reporter from the Pall Mall Gazette—Hattie McDaniel

Dr. Hennessey works for Dr. Seward at the insane asylum and had a very eventful day, including spying on the neighbors, chasing after an escaped Renfield, and bribing some men who were dropping off some completely innocent boxes of dirt, recently shipped from Transylvania, at the house next door.