#comte rochefort

[automaticdreamlandkid]

The Four Musketeers (1974)

[twistedtummies2]

Christopher Lee: A Sinister Centenary - Number 7

Welcome to Christopher Lee: A Sinister Centenary! Over the course of May, I will be counting down My Top 31 Favorite Performances by my favorite actor, the late, great Sir Christopher Lee, in honor of his 100th Birthday. Although this fine actor left us a few years ago, his legacy endures, and this countdown is a tribute to said legacy! It's the final week of the countdown, guys and gals! Today’s Subject, My 7th Favorite Christopher Lee Performance: Captain Rochefort, from Richard Lester’s Three Musketeers Trilogy.

There have been numerous adaptations of Alexandre Dumas’ classic swashbuckling novel “The Three Musketeers,” some more well-known or popular than others. For many cinemagoers, however, if there is a definitive version of the story in film form, it is most likely the trilogy of films directed by Richard Lester. Lester’s movies were actually produced by the same company behind the Christopher Reeve Superman films; in fact, Lester’s first two movies were actually an inspiration for some behind-the-scenes techniques in the first two Superman movies, and Lester was the man who directed Superman II AND Superman III. Let’s get this straight…the team behind the classic Superman movies…working on a famous action-adventure classic…with CHRISTOPHER LEE as one of the main villains?! Honestly, is it any wonder these movies are considered the definitive takes on the Musketeer story? The first two films (“The Three Musketeers” and “The Four Musketeers”) are basically a straightforward adaptation of the novel, each movie taking approximately one half of the original story – think along the lines of two-part features such as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” or “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.” The third film, “Return of the Musketeers,” is an original piece, evidently produced by popular demand. Throughout these three pictures, there are, fittingly three key villains who bedevil our heroes: the main antagonist of the first two movies is Cardinal Richelieu, played by Charlton Heston. Milady De Winter, a former lover of Athos and one of the first femme fatales of fiction, is the secondary antagonist of the first two films, and takes the lead as the main villain in “Return.” Throughout all these movies, Christopher Lee appears as a supporting rogue: he is the evil nobleman and soldier Rochefort, a scoundrel who follows the orders of both of the other baddies. Despite being subservient to Richelieu and De Winter, Rochefort is by no means a minor character, nor a mere pawn. In fact, he has a rather substantial role, as he becomes the true nemesis of the main protagonist of the series, D’Artagnan. Throughout the series, they battle with each other, steel and wit matching constantly, and their story arc ends up being one of the most powerful and intense parts of the whole trilogy. In point of fact, the portrayal of Rochefort created by Lee and Lester has been highly influential: in the books, Rochefort is a somewhat more minor character, and also more sympathetic, as he ends up becoming a sort of friendly rival of D’Artagnan, rather than a true nemesis. Ever since these movies, however, Rochefort has become a much more prominent, as well as much more sinister, character: portrayals by actors such as Michael Wincott, Mads Mikkelsen, and Marc Warren often owe more to Lee’s version than the actual Dumas novel. The Lester Trilogy is noteworthy for its sense of tone, and how it changes, especially between the first two movies. The first movie is largely a comedic adventure film, but with a slight edge; in the second film, however, the stakes are raised significantly, and while there are still funny moments, we learn more about the characters and see them go through tougher trials, leading to a darker tone. Think of it as being along the lines of “A New Hope” versus “Empire Strikes Back”: one is more cut-and-dry in its approach, more superficial, and with a slightly lighter tone, while the other really gets into the proverbial nitty-gritty of these characters and puts them through Hell and back by the time its over. (If only “Return” could in any way be likened to Star Wars’ own third pillar, but that’s another story.) Lee does a brilliant job balancing these elements as the nasty Rochefort: he is a menacing opponent for D’Artagnan and the rest, but there’s a certain grandiosity to him at times that gives him some humorous moments, especially in the first movie. He actually reminds me a little bit of Captain Hook; sort of part-fop, part-true threat. Actually, come to think of it, Christopher Lee would have made an amazing Captain Hook…as far as I’m aware, though, that never happened…oh, the lost opportunities of history… Tomorrow, I present my choice for Number 6!

[gellavonhamster]

The Musketeers + Tumblr text posts, 4/?

[pandalikeelf]

bernadette by iamx

[wingsofhcpe]

Rochefort and Aramis being narrative foils of each other in the bbc adaptation was honestly such a genius idea. Aramis was ready to sacrifice everything he had, including his life, for those he loved, while Rochefort was set on sacrificing the world and everyone around him, including his loved one*, to get what he wanted. Aramis was fueled by love and devotion, and Rochefort by hatred and selfishness. Admittedly, he'd gone through years of torture, but in a way so had Aramis; he'd gone through Savoy, he'd had to kill his ex-best friend and the only survivor of the Savoy massacre except himself, he saw his first love and the one he thought he had a future with, die because of him, had to stay away from the woman he loved and their son, and yet where Rochefort turned all that pain into hatred, Aramis turned it into love, and he remained pure at heart even when he thought he was going to die.

And when Rochefort dies saying "I am alone", it mirrors how Aramis is not alone, despite what he may think/fear. How his brothers always had and always will have his back, even when he fucks up royally (or fucks royalty, I guess), how despite his pain and his losses he's found a family that loves him. How even after four whole years of him running away, they still wait for him, and they still love him as he loves them. Even when he's at Douai, away from them, he's never truly alone. Unlike Rochefort.

It really shows love and kindness will always triumph over hatred and evil, and that true bonds last forever no matter the time and distance. And I think positioning those two wholly different characters across each other as mirror images was one of the most genius moves the showrunners made.

(*I truly believe that once, Rochefort did love Anne, but he let his pain and hatred turn that love into something dark and corrupted that could no longer be called such, making him a tragic villain, yet one I hate nonetheless and would never be able to excuse. Fuck that guy, honestly.)

[mirielsart]

The Man from Meung.

[i-crav3-blo0d]

Comte De Rochefort - The Three Musketeers 2011

[enigma-the-mysterious]

Rochefort: Why do I have to be the bad guy?

Aramis: I don't know. Why do I have to be the pretty one? We all have our thing

[patroclusdefencesquad]

2x01 || 2x10

[thewizardlywyrm]

Took a very low-effort version of Rochefort to the local Renaissance Faire last weekend!

Thank you so much to my fellow artist and vendor and best kid in the world ( who is not a kid anymore but as parent I get to be an irritating sod forever, it's a tradition ) @aminojackal for taking photos and just dealing with me in general on an everyday basis!

Aminojackal and I were vendoring, so we could only sneak away for a couple of quick photos before things got rolling.

I was going on a wild amount of physical work, a long work week with lots of bike communting, and about two hours of sleep, so pardon the haggard look! XD

( I had to keep holding on to my hat because it was WINDY AF- I'm going to be attaching the hat to wig fully as my next step for this costume to help with that. It's always windy where I live so I don't know what I was really expecting, lmao! ) We're planning some cool, outdoors photoshoots of our various ren faire costumes- I deffo want some nice ones of Rochefort under more chill circumstances and we have some cool locations around here, so stay tuned I guess?

Don't worry, the mask was only down once we found a good extremely deserted spot! We were mask-conscious all weekend, as always!

[automaticdreamlandkid]

The Three Musketeers ep,1x1 (Russian, 2013 - Три мушкетёра)

[ghoulsister1]

🧜‍♂️Merman AU Moodboard: Rochefort🧜‍♂️

"The sea is in my blood"

- Pinterest Qoute I Found.

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With a tail of shimmering admiral blue and iridescent scales, Rochefort is a gorgeous merman and it's hard to resist him. He's a strong fighter and capable of dealing with threats to his waters. But be careful as Rochefort has a violent and fierce temper. He will drown fishermen, capsize boats and summon a pack of orcas to take down ships should you provoke this unpredictable merman.

But should you catch this merman's eye, you might find yourself being wooed by Rochefort and will gift you fine treasures to show his love to you. All this Merman needs is a little love and you might just tame him.

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[gellavonhamster]

The Musketeers + Tumblr text posts, 1/?

[sapphickittykatherine]

at first, i was sceptical, thinking that rochefort was just a replacement for the cardinal. but damn was i wrong! that man is literally a yandere. the cardinal was all about political goals, but rochefort is pretending to have political goals so he can further his personal ones. he's a genuinely great villain i like him actually

[wingsofhcpe]

Aramis: bitch

Rochefort: blocked

Aramis: wait unblock me I need to tell you something

Rochefort: unblocked

Aramis: BITCH

(this is totally what happened in s2e9 & 10 right)

[mirielsart]

There's something about 80's Anime Rochefort.