Category: Allgemein

The Piano (1997) by Jane Champion

This movie is rated +18

The Piano is one of my favourite movies and even when is not fantasy or much BATB tropes still has some Reylo vibes and is great to people that like Victorian AUs. 

The movie tells the story of Ada, a young heiress that is sold in marriage by her father, to a man that she doesn’t know. Ada is mute since she is six years old, apparently by choice, but she says (with her inner voice) that she can “talk” with her piano. Ada starts to do classes to her husband’s neighbour (as a bargain to get back her piano that is now in his possession) and the things start to go… Out of proportion. 

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I found some typical, you know, Mysterious Byronic Hero and Spirited Heroine  tropes but George Bines is not the typical super-handsome dude. Baines starts as Ada, ahem, “student” but at the end they teach other. 

This story just begins with pure lust and then goes into more. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, just saying. It’s an erotic drama movie. In anyway is a wonderful story with a magnificent music, performances and beautiful cinematography. 

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Submission by @ambitiouswitch17

Thank you for submitting this. It’s been a while since I last saw this wonderful movie but this recommendation is strongly seconded. 🙂

Do you have a REYLO VIBE recommendation? Submit or contact me!💙💙💙

Hello Ohtze! Could you recommend other media that features the Usurper and the Holy Mother/Queen trope? I mean specifically stuff that you really like for one reason or another and/or caters to the female gaze. I’d really love to see similar narratives play out in different settings. Also thank you for your fantastic meta. IT BLEW MY MIND – intellectually AND emotionally.

ohtze:

Top one I’m gonna recommend right now is Crown of Stars series by Kate Elliot. High Fantasy/Romance, heavy, heavy Usurper/Holy Mother, and pretty blatant about the tropes it’s using.

Like Sanglant (the Usurper) literally gets chained up with the war dogs and straight-up kidnaps Liath from his father (mutual kidnapping? fake kidnapping? IDK those two crazy kids are really into each other). Sanglant is hot af I still have dreams about this dude, man, like fuckin’ wild ass bastard prince whose mamma was some sort of fairy demon who seduced the king then abandoned both of them once she popped him out. Sanglant is always getting in trouble with daddy but daddy can’t bear to put him aside because he’s still in love with Sanglant’s mom, and Sanglant is just MAD CRAZY about Liath, like he straight up loses his shit and almost wrecks the entire kingdom it’s GREAT.

Anyways, very long series, very good, haven’t read it for awhile. It’s at least seven books and each book is over 500 pages? Me and the gals should probably cover it on @metamashina cuz it’s right up our alley.

Ohhh, thank you! That sounds just perfect. To my shame I have to add that I’ve never even heard about it but this seems to be exactly the kind of book I try to find when I need a certain itch scratched. 🙂

fuck-yeah-monsters-and-villains:

KETURAH AND LORD DEATH by Martine Leavitt

Martine Leavitt offers a spellbinding story, interweaving elements of classic fantasy and high romance in this National Book Award Finalist. Keturah follows a legendary hart into the king’s forest, where she becomes hopelessly lost. Her strength diminishes until, finally, she realizes that death is near. Little does she know that he is a young, handsome lord, melancholy and stern. Renowned for her storytelling, Keturah is able to charm Lord Death with a story and thereby gain a reprieve but only for twenty-four hours. She must find her one true love within that time or all is lost. Keturah searches desperately while the village prepares for an unexpected visit from the king, and Keturah is thrust into a prominent role as mysterious happenings alarm her friends and neighbors. Lord Death’s presence hovers over this all until Keturah confronts him one last time in the harrowing climax.

Check out this book on Goodreads: Keturah and Lord Death https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/331830.Keturah_and_Lord_Death

The ultimate Death and the Maiden novel.😏

@kittypeas I thought you might enjoy this.

Do any of you have a REYLO VIBE recommendation? Please contact me or submit.

Occasional self reblog

fuck-yeah-monsters-and-villains:

kittypeas:

Hellsing manga, an illustration I used for my meta about fairytales and Star Wars. 
Conversation with lovely @fuck-yeah-monsters-and-villains reminded me of this drawing 🙂 

“They must live ever on in their immortal bodies under one frightening night after another in the world of darkness”

It gives me so many reylo feels!

This is perfect! Thank you @kittypeas , creator of beautiful art, sensual fan fiction and well-thought-out meta for tagging me.

Source: kittypeas