Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Séverine's Silent Movie

Julian Kalinowski's Séverine doll made a movie. Way back in 1968. With a wardrobe designed by Juliet Whorton of Dangerousdames Lounge fame. The film got lost but these stills survive. Care to tie them together into a storyline? Dolldom and Je suis Séverine invite you to do so by posting it in the "Comments" section (click on the "No comments" hyperlink) at the bottom of the page. An anonymous jury will select a winner who will receive a beautiful trousseau for the Séverine doll designed by Tania Lawrence.

Thank you for your creative participation!

Still One


Still Two


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Still Five


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Still Eight


Still Nine (Last One)

4 comments:

  1. Mystery, Intrigue, Glamour, Bright Hues...

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  2. Severine is cast as a famous spy in Vichy France pre-war Nazi Germany posing as a journalist in Paris. Scene One she is dressed in her finest couture to interview Philippe Pétain in a hotel in Paris where in Scene Two she meets her husband a French Industrialist. Eventually, they join the French Resistance in occupied France. Scene Three shows her briefcase with microphone, notes and picture of an Underground contact she must meet later. She has brought along her dog, Pierre, as a scout to alert her in case of intruders in her room. The book Pensees Feminines (Women's Thoughts) is her journal. She also has her spy glass for special assignments. The New York Times lays tossed disdainfully on the floor as it shows no news or interest in Nazi Germany activity. Scene Five, still in her hotel room, she is now dressed in an elegant black dress with white collar and cuffs to relax and write her notes. The black glasses are essential for the detail work in her job as a Reporter. Still Nine she is dressed for her meeting with the Underground in leather coat and fur hat with dark glasses to avoid being recognized. As the War progresses she becomes actively involved in coordinating Resistance attacks on Gestapo headquarters. She assisted many British airmen to escape capture in her Underground efforts and is famously noted in history for her bravery.

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