CF414

 Record ID: 183201
  • Title: CF414
  • Date:1950s
  • Summary: 01:00:00
    People boarding BEA jet, from of take off and landing shot from inside plane. People drink coffee at open terrace at side of runway, footage of mountains shot from inside plane.

    01:02:26
    MILAN & NAPLES Cars around roundabout, street scene, beautiful domed shopping arcade, traffic policeman dressed in white, people through arcade. Ferry in port with sign reading Capri, lovely orange sunset.

    01:04:50
    Vs little streets on island of Capri, open air market, cafes, gardens, cave cottage, arch in cliff, vs cliff with interesting rock formations / rock stacks.

    01:07:23
    people sunbathe, swimming pool vs shots, woman poses in one piece swimsuit with bow, wash from speedboat, vs caves around coast, people in boats, marina / harbour.

    01:10:30
    People in first class section of tourist boat. Castle, high angle panoramic shot of SICILY, MOUNT ETNA, vs POMPEII, great footage of ruins, wall paintings and statues, Roman streets, vs pretty houses and hills in Sicily, man and woman smile to camera ( tourists ), ROME, tracking shot forward in car along Cypress tree lined road, Roman house in the middle of a boating lake.

    01:13:38
    Roman buildings, Cypress Trees, Stone Pine Trees line the country roads, ruins, HA pan across Rome from the outskirts, good GVS of Piazza Navona with obelisk in the bg, Trevi fountain.

    01:15:48
    int shots Coliseum, Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, ext shots Coliseum, view of St Peter's Basilica framed by bush, Pantheon with traffic around, Roman remains, ruins, Capitoline Hill.

    01:17:54
    Spanish steps, low angle shot, Piazza Venezia, vs. pyramid of Caius Cestius, Roman stadium, statues, high angle shot of Vatican.

    01:19:56
    Swiss guards change over, vs St Peter's Square, colonnade, fountain, more good HA of St Peter's Square, ext of Vatican Museums sunset.

    01:22:40
    Panorama of Moroccan town by sea, beach, fishermen on beach with nets, pan across houses, harbour, sign reads To Casbah, pan down beautiful tiled minaret, entrance, fruit market, Grand Hotel ext, casbah gateway, group of little white taxi cars, busy market, open square, men in djellabahs, mosque and minaret, fruit and vegetable market, beach.

    01:26:10
    Atlas mountains, boys tend sheep / goats on side of road, beautiful oasis with mountains behind, reservoir, fertile land with olive trees, street scenes, tracking shot from horse and cart, heron nests on top of column, track shot past gateways, walled city.

    01:28:29
    MARRAKESH, outside wall of city, bustling streets, ext house with tiled details, man in fez in courtyard, woman tourist around courtyard.

    01:31:03
    Busy souk scenes, men and boys shape wood using their feet - child labour, amazing dexterity, tourists through souk, man on donkey, vs shops with fabrics hanging down from the awnings

    01:32:48
    man sells chickens, tagine shop, Square Djma El Fnaa, traditional musicians play on the square, berber dancers, berber musicians / gnawa musicians perform in the square, storytellers, dancers, watersellers.

    01:35:42
    Rooftops of Marrakesh, high angle shots of tanning pits, men and children set up textile weaving frame, women hold camels and are photographed, watersellers in traditional dress, tracking shot from horse and cart of wide streets in Marrakesh. Orange trees line the streets.

    01:38:49
    Jardin Majorelle ( later owned by Yves Saint Laurent ), sign gives opening times and fees, vs garden with tropical plants and palms.

    01:40:57
    pan around countryside, woman gives tourist women roses, children laugh at side of road, mountain stream, mountains, tourists stand by Morris Minor to look at view, village by stream.

    01:43:00
    CORDOBA / PAMPLONA. Pan around bullring, sign reads Picadores, crowd, many men rush into arena followed by bulls, bull knocks men down and gores man on ground (has protective covers on horns), bull chases and gores men wildly - great footage, men on horseback into stadium followed by matadors, bull into arena, bullfight, crowd scenes.
    01:53:02 ENDS
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  • DATE:1950s
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  • Colour:Colour
  • Keywords:HOME MOVIE, TRAVELOGUE, TRAVEL, AMATEUR FOOTAGE, HOLIDAYS, LEISURE, VACATION, TOUR OF EUROPE, TOUR OF NORTH AFRICA, THE MAGHREB, MEDITERRANEAN, SOUTHERN EUROPE, TRADITIONAL EUROPE, SOUKS, BAZAAR, COVERED MARKETS, BLOOD SPORT
  • Master Title:CF414
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  • Sound:Silent
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