France and Venice, 1926

Summary

A Birmingham film-maker on a motoring holiday to France and Italy. Shot between 12 August and 10 September 1926.

Year:

1926

Duration:

0:14:32

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Company:

Master format:

16mm

Description

The opening shots show a car being lifted from a quayside towards a ship. In the Loire region of France we see establishing shots of several historic Chateaux beginning with Chateau de Chambord followed by views of the River Loire. We then see exterior views of Chateau de Chenonceau, Chateau D'Amboise, Chateau D'Azay-le-Rideau and more views of the Loire at Amboise. We then see distant views of Mont St Michel in Normandy. The next section shows the parked car and a man who appears to have removed the seats to clean them. We then see a woman posing for the camera with a parasol at a coastal town with waves crashing behind. A man joins her. A short section showing a market in an unidentified town follows. We then see a Roman amphitheatre at Arles in Southern France, again with a woman posing for the camera. This is followed by views of the Alps including mountain passes. The final section shows Venice in Italy beginning with a woman feeding the pigeons in St Mark's Square followed by high angle views over the city, a brief shot of people in a café and views of the canals and bridges taken from a gondola.


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