#hutter

[b4adb4tcher]

My interpretation of the Nosferatu Polycule™️

[a-forbidden-detective]

Am sensing a pattern on the way Totomaru Isshiki gets defensive (breaks out in sweat) when someone notices his special relationship with Ron Kamonohashi.

Toto protests too much. Then look at Ron’s face. He seems sad that Toto feels that way. He doesn’t say anything.

Ron has gone from just smiling it off to looking unhappy.

Manga, Chapter 3, vs Anime, Episode 3

In the Victorian era, seeing that RonToto don’t have girlfriends they are “confirmed bachelors,” a euphemism for homosexual men.

Oh well…

Reminds me of one scene from Sherlock BBC.

John Watson: “’Bachelor John Watson?’ ‘Bachelor?’ What the hell are they implying? ‘Frequently seen in the company of bachelor John Watson …’ ‘… confirmed bachelor John Watson’! Okay, this is too much. We need to be more careful.”

[detournementsmineurs]

“Sissi & Moi” biopic de Frauke Finsterwalder - sur les dernières années de l'Impératrice Elisabeth d'Autriche dite “Sissi” (1854-1898) du point de vue de sa dame d'honneur Irma Sztáray (1863-1940) - avec Sandra Hüller, Susanne Wolff, Markus Schleinzer, Georg Friedrich, Tom Rhys Harries, Anthony Calf, Sophie Hutter et Maresi Riegner, novembre 2023.

[aicosu]

You are my affliction.

[tonyrossmcmahon]

Nosferatu - ten spooky facts about this movie!

Nosferatu was made in 1922 and this silent movie had an enormous influence on horror movies ever since as Tony McMahon discovers

The iconic German silent movie Nosferatu – directed by F. W. Murnau in 1922 – is being remade. But for anybody who has never seen this film – it’s a must-see. Based on the novel Dracula, Nosferatu had a huge influence on horror movies over the last century. But of equal interest – is the stories around the movie with some larger-than-life characters involved. At Halloween this year (2024), I…

[thetemplarknight]

Nosferatu - ten spooky facts about this movie!

Nosferatu was made in 1922 and this silent movie had an enormous influence on horror movies ever since as Tony McMahon discovers

The iconic German silent movie Nosferatu – directed by F. W. Murnau in 1922 – is being remade. But for anybody who has never seen this film – it’s a must-see. Based on the novel Dracula, Nosferatu had a huge influence on horror movies over the last century. But of equal interest – is the stories around the movie with some larger-than-life characters involved. At Halloween this year (2024), I…

[thornestar]

That slutty little sound he makes when he cuts his finger. You are asking for it Hutter!

look at this demure dandy! Get em Orlok!

[lobsterflaws]

[cinefiliz]

Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter in Nosferatu (2024).

[chrollc]

cause the best parts of a vampire besides the fangs are the (tender) hands

print available;

[hylemorph]

Spoilers: Eggers' Nosferatu

There's a lot of debate right now on if Count Orlok represents Ellen's shame/trauma/abuse, or if he represents her repressed erotic desires, and in turn there's debate on whether or not viewers who find the Ellen/Orlok dynamic alluring are "missing the point." Eggers and Lily-Rose Depp have both said in interviews that there's a mutual pull between Ellen and Orlok, and even that there's a love triangle element, but obviously the experience is terrifying for Ellen. How can we reconcile the sexual tension and the horror?

I think the broader theme is that Orlok represents everything in a woman's inner world that men refuse to acknowledge and accept - fear and shame and trauma, yes, but also our appetites . After the prologue, the story starts with Ellen begging Thomas to stay in bed with her; she says "the honeymoon was yet too short" and tries to pull him in and kiss him (obviously trying to start some nuptial bliss). But Thomas is anxious to meet with his boss and get his promotion, because he has a narrative he's going to fulfill: he's going to pay Friedrich back, buy a house, and then start having kids (he and Friedrich touch on this a bit later. Notably, Friedrich discloses Anna's pregnancy to Thomas before Anna has made it public.)

It's the start of Ellen and Thomas' married life and she just wants him to prioritize her sexual desire, but he chooses to focus on his ideal of success, which sets him on this path to confronting Orlok. We know Ellen doesn't care about having a house or fine things and she begs him not to go, but Thomas listens to Herr Knock and Friedrich, who tell him that as a husband he has to provide materially. He ignores Ellen's stated desires, and so fails to provide sexually and emotionally. When Thomas gaslights her about her nightmares and calls them childish fancies, he shuts down her vulnerability, which kills the intimacy she was enjoying in the literal honeymoon phase.

On a related note, there's a defence in here for Aaron Taylor Johnson's performance, which I've seen a few male critics call "over acting." In this story Friedrich represents the masculine ideal of the time, he's a rich business owner with a beautiful wife and kids. Thomas clearly looks up to him and wants to emulate him - he wants to give Ellen the life "she deserves." But Friedrich's elevated masculine status is why he refuses to listen to Ellen's "hysterical, sentimental" worries, he's too rational for all that of course. And his stubborn "rationality" leads to the death of his entire family. Friedrich IS the patriarchal ideal that crumbles when confronted with nuance and uncertainty. Some people see Friedrich and assume that a character like him is meant to come across as dignified, and that Aaron Taylor Johnson is messing up by making him look annoying, but really he is giving a great portrayal of a really common, annoying kind of guy. The kind of guy who melts down and has childish tantrums whenever they lose control of a situation, or their manly skills and values are shown to be irrelevant.

The men in the movie (excluding Professor von Franz) frame Ellen as childish for speaking about her dreams candidly, but their own childishness is revealed when her dreams manifest in the form of Orlok and become unavoidable. Ellen (partially? possessed in the moment by Orlok) tells Thomas how "foolish and like a child" he was in Orlok's castle. In the literal context that's cruel, and obviously that shit was scary as hell, but it hits on Thomas' failure in the metaphorical reading. He was a child playing house: 'I'll be the husband and make money, you be the wife and make babies.' When it came time to confront his wife's inner world and all the scary, traumatized, lustful complexity of it, he was completely inept. The message isn't that Orlok is what Ellen really needs, or that Thomas is a wimp, but he's not a perfect husband either. I think "the point" is that a real healthy marriage with sexual, emotional, and spiritual mutuality is impossible in that society with Thomas/Friedrich's ideals. In that kind of society, a spiritually and sexually potent woman like Ellen ("in heathen times you might have been a Priestess of Isis") will always be caught in a "love triangle" with her husband and her own inner world.

[mxgicdave]

throuple goals 🩸

[a-forbidden-detective]

Discerning the BLUE kids’ phone symbols.

Marsh= two amorous male birds (ducks judging by the color of the necks). They form the letter M.

Hutter= is the magic hat 🎩 Are you going to fascinate us with your brand of deduction?

Alyssa= a naughty bunny. Very safe. Very wholesome. (You sure have to pay for the glass window.)

Of all the signs, Knight Bran Jr’s, which is the black knight in chess, demands to be scrutinized.

What is a black knight? A black knight is a literary stock character who masks their identity and that of their liege by not displaying heraldry. Black knights are usually villainous characters who hide behind their anonymity to do misdeeds. In other literary texts, a black knight symbolizes death, darkness and wrath.

It is clear that Knight has an aim, which is not particularly pure.

On the other hand, knight also represents “the pure inner-warrior. If a knight starts out passive, it will always end up aggressive and vice versa. It can't move very far, but it never moves in a straight line, always preferring to be tactical and thoughtful. Never underestimate it for its imited range. It's known as the Queen Killer for a reason! When you have a struggle in life and you begin to play out how you will resolve it, you are utilizing your inner knight.”

Now, if Alice is the Queen, will Knight betray her? Or beat her on her game?

Will Knight have to do the betraying all alone? I wonder if Spitz had a hand on allowing them to assist Toto. Judging by the time frame, this must be spring. Of course their parents are all hotshot so these kids can go and leave their classes as often as they want, especially Knight, who could have alerted them too, and so they decided once and for all to help their Sensei.

Hmmm…

[snotface-ing]

🪻🦇🪦 the kiss of death.

guess who saw nosferatu a couple days ago. ME!!!!!! i cannot understate how freaking good this movie was. like, honest to god, i have so many thoughts regarding it.

fantastic performances, fantastic shots, fantastic vibe, fantastic everything. honestly disturbed me at some points which is a FEAT! for me.

anyways i wanted to do this before anyone else did mr klimt thank you for existing so i can reference your artwork

closeup beneath the cut

[can-of-w0rmz]

So, the Nosferatu movie was surprisingly good

[faemothra]

really love how every shot of thomas is like the most distressed anyone has ever looked. help him