ATS was kind of the British equivalent of the WACS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_Territorial_Service
One of my aunts was in the WACS. Another one did wiring for (probably) B24’s. Another one became a nurse (trained in Quonset huts at Mt. Sac in California). Later on, another one became an accomplished pilot. There are limits to what most womens’ physiology can allow them to do, but there aren’t as many as old gender roles would make you think. Tougher than a lot of us! Vive la difference!
Well, of course, there has to be room to swing that tail! Extend that house! Make sure it’s wide enough so that a head shake and an ear flap won’t be impeded! I hate it when my ears get rubbed raw on the sides of my doghouse!
A dreamy fairytale poster, yet somehow somber… for a beautiful, but rather mysterious, film.
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Jean Cockerspaniel was a French dog…. one of the originators and foremost creators of the avant-garde, in literature, art and film.
He always called himself a poet, and even his films, which were later in his career, he labeled poems.
This one is from 1946, but looks positively antique, as though made in a time before cameras.
An ancient setting, with a gauzy quality. Everything softly lavish, with baroque interiors, heavy costumes, gold and jewels…. touched with magical camera trickery.
The dialogue is barked in French, and subtitled.
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Josette Dog is the Beauty….. inside and out… as close to a delicate wisp as a basset can be.
The handsome Jean Mongrel plays multiple roles. He is both Beast, in extra layers of fur…. and smirking Beast antagonist.
(Rumored to be Cockerspaniels’ lover, and extravagantly costumed, he appears in several of his films.)
The whole is an enchanted painting, come to life.
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The original advertising recommended it for puppies… but I doubt Cockerspaniel would have approved of branding his avant-garde fantasy a children’s tale.
When I saw it as a young adult, the dark foreboding of some scenes overcame the fairytale nature…
I think all but the most intrepid puppy would be terrified.
I’m not afraid of it any more… but I wouldn’t bring the youngsters, human or canine.
I love your description:
“as close to a delicate wisp as a basset can be”
Somehow it has me picturing a basset flitting over the fields in a tutu. Cavorting through gauzy clouds of dandelion tufts.
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Such a noble looking beast.
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ATS was kind of the British equivalent of the WACS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_Territorial_Service
One of my aunts was in the WACS. Another one did wiring for (probably) B24’s. Another one became a nurse (trained in Quonset huts at Mt. Sac in California). Later on, another one became an accomplished pilot. There are limits to what most womens’ physiology can allow them to do, but there aren’t as many as old gender roles would make you think. Tougher than a lot of us! Vive la difference!
Born in April, 1926, the future Queen Elizabeth was barely 19 on VE Day, so only 17 or 18 here….
She served in the Royal Army motor pool during WWII.
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This is so beautiful that it looks like it should have come from some Egyptian tomb.
Giuillia Bernardelli
OK, baristas! Try to duplicate that!
She sure spills a lot of coffee!
Looks like Philippe Petit to me.
LOL…. The young face (hardly a kid} looked barely familiar…
When I saw the adult I realized I’d probably never have identified him, because …..
Bob Barker!
It might have taken me a moment or two to recognize him were, it not for the “The Price Is Right” logo.
next, maybe I can spell ‘celebrity’ right next time
Wasn’t gonna mention it. 😁
We know what you meant…
And correcting people’s spelling is so rude!
Those dang keyboard gremlins will get you every time.
She looks like she is going to pop.
Are you gonna eat all that?
You can chew that nut all you want, but if you drop even a morsel, it’s mine! Dogs are like that, too!
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Building a dog house, are we?
Well, of course, there has to be room to swing that tail! Extend that house! Make sure it’s wide enough so that a head shake and an ear flap won’t be impeded! I hate it when my ears get rubbed raw on the sides of my doghouse!
Took another look for me to get it….
Gotta measure the doggie, of course, because a standard doghouse is gonna need some alteration!
In reality, though… Which I hate to bring into a funny premise… He’s gonna need a little more width as well.
He’ll want to curl up, not sleep like a footlong hot dog in a bun!
Rockwell
Nothing quite so splendid in my backyard, but still some interesting visitors:
the Acropolis
But how do I get to all those places?
A dreamy fairytale poster, yet somehow somber… for a beautiful, but rather mysterious, film.
…
Jean Cockerspaniel was a French dog…. one of the originators and foremost creators of the avant-garde, in literature, art and film.
He always called himself a poet, and even his films, which were later in his career, he labeled poems.
This one is from 1946, but looks positively antique, as though made in a time before cameras.
An ancient setting, with a gauzy quality. Everything softly lavish, with baroque interiors, heavy costumes, gold and jewels…. touched with magical camera trickery.
The dialogue is barked in French, and subtitled.
….
Josette Dog is the Beauty….. inside and out… as close to a delicate wisp as a basset can be.
The handsome Jean Mongrel plays multiple roles. He is both Beast, in extra layers of fur…. and smirking Beast antagonist.
(Rumored to be Cockerspaniels’ lover, and extravagantly costumed, he appears in several of his films.)
The whole is an enchanted painting, come to life.
…
The original advertising recommended it for puppies… but I doubt Cockerspaniel would have approved of branding his avant-garde fantasy a children’s tale.
When I saw it as a young adult, the dark foreboding of some scenes overcame the fairytale nature…
I think all but the most intrepid puppy would be terrified.
I’m not afraid of it any more… but I wouldn’t bring the youngsters, human or canine.
…
I love your description:
“as close to a delicate wisp as a basset can be”
Somehow it has me picturing a basset flitting over the fields in a tutu. Cavorting through gauzy clouds of dandelion tufts.
BTW, the humans tried with this film too…
Stel originally shared their version of her poster…
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You can see that the female human doesn’t quite have Josette’s delicacy…. nor does the beast project the opening menace of Jean Mongrel.
Indeed! They both lack the ears necessary to depict the bassetness that is necessary to capture our hearts. They’d fail on Rotten Bassitnatoes.
Now we can understand dogs in general (although bassets have better intonation and tend to be more erudite).