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ratelet-james · 10 months

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James Ratelet, sur les chemins du Gard, Arènes de Nîmes, Maison Carrée, Tour Magne et Temple de Diane, jardins de la Fontaine, Porte d'AugusteCostières, terroir viticole et activités autour de l'AOC Costières-de-nîmes, Mas des Tourelles, Beaucaire,Abbaye de Saint-Roman, Voie Régordane, Abbaye de Saint-Gilles, Petite Camargue, Scamandre, Gallician, Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, Aigues-Mortes, Salins du Midi, à Aigues-Mortes, Pointe de l'Espiguette, le pont du Gard, Uzès, Avignon, Occitanie , France, Europe

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witcheringways · 1 year

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Lower Gardens near Beauclair Palace { The Witcher 3, Next Gen }

#tw3 #the witcher 3 next gen #wiedźmin #beaucaire #blood and wine #game photography #tw3 scenery #toussaint #photomode

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illustratus · 1 year

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The Supper at Beaucaire, 28 July 1793. | Le souper de Beaucaire, 28 juillet 1793.

by Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ

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philoursmars · 2 days

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Il y a une dizaine de jours, je suis parti retrouver Christine à Narbonne.

Quelques photos du trajet en train : la Gare Saint-Charles (1), le mont Ventoux vu des environs d'Avignon (2), Tarascon et son château en bord du Rhône(3), de l'autre côté du fleuve, Beaucaire (4 et 5), l'étang de Thau - sans certitude (6,7 et 8), et avant Narbonne, l'arrière du train (et pas l'arrière-train, je précise quand même)

#train #SNCF #gare saint-charles marseille #tag #graffiti #ventoux #mont ventoux #vaucluse #avignoon #tarascon #château de tarascon #rhône #beaucaire #étang de thau #languedoc #chemin de fer

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racout · 11 months

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The Drac of Beaucaire

Note: I'm an English learner and I wrote this text to practise my written English. If you want to give me feedback about my English, please go ahead!

I mentioned yesterday a creature called the drac.

The drac exists in several french tales and legends, especially in Occitania and western Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is most often an incarnation of the Devil, which takes the form of all sorts of creatures, objects, and people. But it seems unable to become a needle as it doesn't know how to pierce its head.

There are plenty of dracs in France, and the one I want to talk about lives in the Rhône, near the commune of Beaucaire. Gervase of Tilbury was the first one to write about the creature in his encyclopaedia Recreation for an Emperor (Otia imperialia), in the early 13th century. He portrays a dragon living in the Rhône. It is said that the drac lives in a palace deep in the river. With golden objects, it attracts people to the river and takes them. It especially targets breastfeeding women so they can feed its own children.

There are different versions of this story. One of my favourite was told by Paul Sébillot in Le Folklore de la France : La mer et les eaux douces (The Folklore of France: Sea and freshwaters). Here is a synopsis:

A woman from Beaucaire was cleaning her laundry in the Rhône when she noticed a wooden bowl floating on water. She was intrigued and tried to grab it, but it moved away. She wanted to go closer, but the more she tried to approach it, the further it was. When she reached a deep area of the river, the drac caught her and took her into the depth. It brought her to its place and tasked her to feed its child. She has been its prisoner for years. One day, she was given a cake with snake flesh. While eating it, she touched her eye with her greasy hands and noticed that she could see distinctly under water. It finally let her go seven years after snatching her. She went back to Beaucaire and explained to startled inhabitants what had happened to her. She told them the drac fed on human flesh, and, sometimes, it took human form to hide among them. One day, she met another drac. It had taken human form, but she recognised it with her power. The drac knew how she saw him, and touched her eye to remove her ability.

The drac of Beaucaire is just one of the many legends and tales about this creature. There is a story where it becomes a ball of string to trick a woman. In another tale, it is a mare or a donkey, of which body grows longer as more people mount it. Or a story where it is the master of the ocean.

Sources below

PERBOSC Antonin. Mythologie populaire : le Drac, l'Étouffe-vieille et le Matagot d’après les traditions occitanes. Revue de Folklore français et de folklore colonial, 1941, t. XII, n°1, p. 1-18.

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SÉBILLOT Paul. Chapitre IV : les rivières, Partie 2 : Habitants et hantises des rivières. In: Le Folklore de la France. La mer et les eaux douces. Paris, France: E. Guilmoto, 1905, p. 339-361.

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DELMAS Marie-Charlotte. Drac. In: Dictionnaire de la France Merveilleuse. Paris, France: Omnibus, 2017, p. 186-191.

BLADÉ Jean-François. Le drac. In: Contes de la Gascogne. Paris, France: Calmann Lévy, 1895, p 193-207.

#folklore #france #rhone #legend #drac #beaucaire

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atypikal-life · 2 months

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Sainte Françoise Romaine

#Art #Atypikal #Autisme #Beaucaire #Chillout #Eurêka #Funambulistière #Life #Lifestyle #Mars #Music #News #Ocean #Photo #Youtube

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thehiddenbaroness · 1 year

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The Enchanted World: Dragons Time-Life Books (Eds.), 1984, USA Artists (top to bottom, left to right): Drac de Beaucaire -- James C. Chistensen (2) The Gorynych -- Alicia Austin Judy King-Rieniets (4) Map -- Judy King-Rieniets Cover -- Karl Dielitz Tokoyo on the coast of Honshu -- Kinuko Y. Craft

#fantasy illustration #dragons #enchanted world time life books #kinuko y craft #judy king rieniets #karl dielitz #alicia austin #james c christensen #drac de beaucaire #gorynych #tokoyo #le succube #sorceress marina

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estomia · 11 months

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My gay fail moment was when I recently watched an almost 2hour long silent film from the 20s bc I found the actor hot

#monsieur beaucaire #it had some funni scenes #so it was worth it #almost #would have liked it more when Rudolph Valentino maybe had violently made out with some other dude #but u cant have everything #but hell i had problems with telling the characters apart from eachother

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nitrateglow · 6 months

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Thoughts on Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)

I told myself I wouldn't watch Monsieur Beaucaire until it was in a restored version that did Natacha Rambova's gorgeous costumes justice, but... I didn't lol.

The film is set in 18th century France and England, and follows the adventures of the Duke of Chartres (Rudolph Valentino) as he gets into swordfights and pretends to be of humble means so he can find a woman who loves him for himself and not his title.

For those unaware, Monsieur Beaucaire has a dour reputation, much of it related to Natacha Rambova'a alleged chokehold over the production and her husband Rudolph Valentino, the star of the film. She was accused of meddling on the set (actress Doris Kenyon remembers her giving Valentino silent direction via gesture on the sidelines while cameras rolled) and making Valentino's screen image overly "effeminate," dressing him in lacy rococo fashions and powdered wigs. Famous Players head Jesse Lasky complained the studio could only get Valentino on Natacha's terms or no dice. Ken Russell's Valentino biopic exaggerates this notion further, featuring a scene in which Rambova is shouting direction to Valentino and his leading lady over the director while filming.

As always, this "wicked woman, poor dope husband" narrative undermines Valentino's respect for his wife as an artist and his own agency in choosing material. Valentino detested the lusty sheik role that made him famous and longed to appear in more artistic productions. Monsieur Beaucaire was a light comedy that featured a bit of swashbuckling-- all things that would allow Valentino to show off his comic chops and athleticism. I doubt he was unduly swayed by his wife in choosing this script-- he probably saw this as an ideal vehicle to show another side of his skill.

I'm not going to argue Beaucaire is a lost classic. It's let down by some truly underwhelming direction from Sidney Olcott. The material cries for a far lighter touch, but the mood is crushed underneath bland direction and a mountain of wordy title cards and endless supporting characters who leave no impression. Clocking in at 105 minutes, some streamlining would not have hurt.

Two things stand out: Valentino's performance and Ramobva's gorgeous costumes. I've always loved Valentino's comedic abilities-- the guy could be very funny and I really wish he'd gotten to appear in a Lubitsch film. Valentino was also humble enough to kid his own screen image as a torrid lover, which you can get glimmers of here.

And then those costumes-- my God, they are divine!

Monsieur Beaucaire was a hit in big cities, but floundered in smaller venues. Fans seem to have been divided in the final product. Some found Valentino graceful and delightful, while others longed for a return to more passionate, menacing roles. It's not a film I would recommend for silent film novices, but if you like Valentino, you'll likely be charmed by his performance.

#monsieur beaucaire #thoughts #silent film

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tricornonthecob · 8 months

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I am watching Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) because George Barbier did the costume design work and oh LAWD is there alot of gratuitous Valentino naked chest going on in between all the moments that these 1920s screenwriters went feral for the 18th century. God bless pre-Hays code horniness. Honestly would not surprise me if my great-grandmother watched and also liked the hell out of this movie for naked chest reasons.

#monsieur beaucaire (1924)#monsieur beaucaire #Rudolph Valentino #silent film #18th century #obscure media #The 1940s version has alot more one-liner humor because Bob Hope and while I'm not knocking it I'm liking this one's vibe alot more #1920s #1920s cinema #George Barbier

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ratelet-james · 8 months

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James Ratelet, sur les chemins du Gard, Arènes de Nîmes, Maison Carrée, Tour Magne et Temple de Diane, jardins de la Fontaine, Porte d'AugusteCostières, terroir viticole et activités autour de l'AOC Costières-de-nîmes, Mas des Tourelles, Beaucaire,Abbaye de Saint-Roman, Voie Régordane, Abbaye de Saint-Gilles, Petite Camargue, Scamandre, Gallician, Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, Aigues-Mortes, Salins du Midi, à Aigues-Mortes, Pointe de l'Espiguette, le pont du Gard, Uzès, Avignon, Occitanie , France, Europe

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witcheringways · 1 year

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Sunset Over the Sansretour { The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Next Gen }

#tw3 screenshots #the witcher 3 #the witcher 3 next gen #wiedźmin #toussaint #beaucaire #game photography #sunset #blood and wine

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gracie-bird · 1 month

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Quebec, February 1969: Princess Grace of Monaco congratulates Canadian actor Aimé Major for his performance at the M. Beaucaire operette. In the middle is Jules Blanchet, president of the Théâtre Lyrique du Québec. The princess is in Québec as a guest of honour to the Winter Carnival'69.

#grace kelly #princess grace #carnival #winter carnival #jules blanchet #aimé major #m. beaucaire #operette #quebec #québec #canada #1969

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philoursmars · 9 months

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La semaine dernière, j'ai retrouvé mes amis Julien et Katie à Remoulins dans le Gard (Languedoc). On a visité, près de Beaucaire (dans le Languedoc sur la carte, mais en Provence par l'âme ) le Mas des Tourelles.

Ici , un condensé de Provence : vignes, oliviers, cyprès et cigales !

#beaucaire #languedoc #gard #provence #vigne #raisin #viticulture #mas des tourelles #cigale #cicada #cyprès #olivier

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quoththeravenn · 2 months

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Rudolph and Louis Philippe: *super charming and dashing when they meet Catherine and Mary respectively*

Philip as soon as he met Josephine: WHO DO YOU WANT KILLED?!

#dangerously yours #Rudolph Estefan #Monsieur Beaucaire #Philip Weyman #re-entering my dangerously yours hyperfixation #get you a man like Philip

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saltwaterandstars · 6 months

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I really like what this chap's got going on

#lewis waller #monsieur beaucaire #john collier #art #costume #look at that coat!

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