Gift for gwyneth by turquoisetumult (The Fall)

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Title of vid: To Build a Home
Recipient: gwyneth
Vidder: turquoisetumult
Fandom: The Fall (2006)
Music: To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra
Summary: "It's my story!"

"Mine too."

They both needed a home. The imaginary one they created together from heartbreak and loss seemed as good as any.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 03:20
Signed URL:

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Lyrics
There is a house built out of stone

Wooden floors, walls and window sills

Tables and chairs worn by all of the dust

This is a place where I don't feel alone

This is a place where I feel at home.



Out in the garden where we planted the seeds

There is a tree as old as me

When the gusts came around to blow me down

Held on as tightly as you held onto me

Held on as tightly as you held onto me......



And I built a home

for you

for me



Until it disappeared

from me

from you



And now, it's time to leave and turn to dust.......

Comments

[gwyn]

Oh wow, this is so beautiful, and such a lovely song choice, too from an artist I really love. You really captured the friendship and the love and the connection they built together, and showcased the emotional core of the movie. I think sometimes it's easy to get lost in the exquisite visuals when you're watching it, and forget how intensely emotional it is, but you captured that in the vid really well.

Thank you so much, dear Festividder!!!

[cupidsbow]

That's gorgeous. It captures the bittersweet flavour of the film perfectly.

[valoise]

This is just so lovely

[actiaslunaris]

Gorgeous. It speaks to me of the power of creation to tie and tear people apart, but still something always remains.

[opusculasedfera]

So lovely, I' m crying. ;_;

[lunesque]

This is such a beautiful vid. I'm in awe.

[dariaw]

Gorgeous vid. Such great use of the film images and music both

[gabbysilang]

Fuck, that's beautiful. Gorgeous movement, gorgeous everything.

[ghost_lingering]

This is gorgeous. I love the interweaving of loss with building something new -- their shared story/home.

[ranalore]

That was amazing. And it broke my heart all over again, like the movie did.

[purplefringe]

This is absolutely beautiful. I think people tend to remember this film for the stunning visuals - which you use wonderfully - but the best part of the film is the sweet and heartbreaking relationship between Roy and Alexandria, which you completely capture. <3333 Alllll the love for this vid.

[isis]

What a beautiful vid! I felt caught up in both the fantasy worlds and the 'real' world of the hospital.

[skygiants]

This is gorgeous!

[sdwolfpup]

This was so, so lovely. Made me teary-eyed with the build at the end.

[sanguinity]

That was breathtaking. Stunning. At some point I'm going to have to come back with a critical eye and look at how you made this so that I can learn things, but right now... Well, there are a few too many chemicals in my brain for that just now.

[elipie]

This was so beautiful. Your use of effects was so subtle, yet eye-catching, and they worked so well here. You totally broke my heart and I haven't even seen this source!

[chaila]

This is utterly gorgeous, such a great mix between the beautiful visuals and the sweetness of the connection between these two.

[felis]

I haven't seen the movie, but you tell a very compelling and touching story with this. I love the POV, the lyric ties, and how seamlessly you intercut the fantasy bits and the real life story.

[swizzlespoon]

I haven't seen the movie, but the story told in this video is excellent and shows me that the movie is more than just eye candy (I'd heard about the stunning visuals, hadn't heard about the story).

[franzeska]

I like your use of color.

[fenlings]

I think the link is wrong...