And let me be clear I am being silly about the mermaid thing, not seriously saying they will be mermaids in this new book. Some of us just need to react w/ humor to this or we risk losing good marbles over it.
This is a painting of Jacek Malczewski called simply ‘Death’ and it’s my favourite personification of death in any medium.
She’s not creepy or scary, or sexy, or abstract. She is this thick woman with worn hands, dressed as normal, with a non-stylised scythe and pins in her hair: like a farmer’s wife that just came form the field and rests against the wall, catching some sun. She is not creeping about the dying one holding her scythe over their head, she is just there, calmly waiting her turn.
This painting always fills me with peace and optimism when I think about death. She is just there, outside the window, in no hurry at all, sensible and down to earth. I can live with that.
518. Brad Pitt “Louis” hero Scythe from Interview
with the Vampire. (Geffen Pictures, 1994)
[^X] From a Profiles in History auction that was held in Calabasas, CA 12/21/2013:
“…This scythe was used
by Louis to slay “Armand’s” (Antonio Banderas) evil group
of vampires after they kill his beloved “Claudia” (Kirsten
Dunst). Louis can be seen swinging this blade at enemy
vampires after they awaken in a fire he’s set in their crypt. He
uses the scythe to cleave “Santiago” (Stephen Rea) in two. There were
two versions of this scythe made for use in the film and can clearly
be distinguished on screen, one with a smooth blade, and this version,
which has a ridge at the top of the blade. The ridge is clearly visible in
shots of Pitt holding the prop. Featuring a long, angular wooden staff
with various marks and dents from production use. At the lower part
of the staff there is a small metal handle that is attached by a round
metal ring. At the top, a large curved, black metal blade is attached by
a small metal bracket that allows the blade to swing open and closed. The blade was dulled for safety on set. A handle on the bottom of the
piece is no longer present. This scythe measures 60 in. and the sinister
blade, 22 in. long. In production-used good condition. Special shipping
arrangements will apply. $6,000 – $8,000″
I don’t know how much it sold for but that was a real scythe!
[In the book, Louis finds a scythe in someone’s yard, but revenge is so much sweeter when you kill someone w/ their own – very real – stage prop.]
“In a kitchen garden I saw something, something that had only been
vague in my thoughts until I had my hands on it. It was a small scythe,
its sharp curved blade still caked with green weeds from the last
mowing. And once I’d wiped it clean and run my finger along the
sharp blade, it was as if my plan came clear to me and I could move
fast to my other errands…” – Louis de Pointe du Lac, Interview with the Vampire
Joyeux anniversaire @i-want-my-iwtv! Please keep on being awesome ❤ J’te kiffe de love!
Merci beaucoup! I’m cry ;u;! Nothing says “birthday” like whirling a scythe around and threatening to set the birthday girl on fire, right Louis? hahaha!
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