Is there an end of the world? Or does the world simply end with us?
My work for the Pentiment Fanwork Exchange!
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From melancholia to madness
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i realized last night that Pentiment is literally a video game adaptation of Andrei Rublev (1966)
so... if you liked the game, i really really really urge you to check out this 3 hour long soviet movie about orthodox monks in medieval russia
edit: it's actually true and as andrei rublev fan #1 i cannot believe i didn't pick up on it sooner
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I am all that remains, the melancholy of life's autumn.
(Referenced Albrecht Dürer's "Melancolia I")
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Pentiment 's Andreas Maler as the holy trinity. The son, the father and the ghost
Spend the last couple of days finishing this game, and I absolutely loved it
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love as pre-emptive grieving - grief as love spilling over
credits:
quote from howl's moving castle, love will tear us apart by joy division, clocks by coldplay, pentiment, skeleton song by kate nash, all i want by kodaline, pentiment again, pulaski OR pulaski at night by andrew bird (either song, they both fit this mood :) ), pentiment again again, quote by jamie anderson, anatomy of a hug by luna lu, skeleton song by kate nash again, and finally, pentiment again again again
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wait i never posted this here. happy brithday pentiment
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The Müller family on Christmas Eve
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A little detail I appreciate about Pentiment are the head coverings. They can actually tell you little things about the characters.
First off, the doffing of caps indoors is a great touch.
Just like in period, most womens' heads are covered once they're married. You see that with Eva Gertneryn. She wears her hair uncovered for most of Act I, except at the end where she's seen with Otto in the town square, wearing a kerchief and straw hat. This might symbolize that she's publicly accepted Otto's courtship and she's off the 'market'. For Acts II and III, her hair is covered.
Pre-modern, a lot of feminine head coverings were as much for practicality as social modesty. I love the variety in-game (especially Hedwig's turban). Magdalene's not married, but she wears a wrapped cloth like a headband to keep her voluminous hair (inherited from her Mom, who wore hers the same way) out of the way as she works. They also help keep hair clean, which is helpful in a world where submerged baths are uncommon. Magdalene is clearly of a higher social status than some of the peasant girls in her age group if she has the time to comb her hair multiple times a day to keep it looking presentable.
I like that Else Mülleryn actually UNCOVERS her hair as time progresses. In Act III you can see it out in a braid, which might allude to her renewed sense of confidence and vitality post-Lenhardt (her clothing also becomes a lot more casual-looking, ideal for chasing grandkids). Speaking of widows, I have a feeling Ottilia never covered her hair, even when her husband was kicking. Because fuck supposed Christian modesty norms.
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