[Communion à Perpignan]

A collection of a family’s home movies shot in different places during the late 1950s. Including: portraits of young children at home, in the streets and on a carousel; followed by shots of the same children but older with their families out and about in nature, and passing under the railroad Mas Sauvy (on the road between Perpignan and Elne, near Villeneuve de la Raho); there are views of the rooftops of Perpignan (Saint-Jean), and the old weathervane in the corner of the Place de la Loge; there is a communion in Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie cathedral Elne; a family portrait of them posing while on a walk, and children playing on the roofs of Perpignan. The film ends with several views of a small town surrounded by hills on the outskirts of Ille sur Tet.



Year
Fin années 50
Type
Film
Length
00:15:22
Gauge
8mm
Sound
Silent
Image
B&W, Colour
Genre
Home movie
Theme
Sites and monuments, Society and traditions, Daily life
Place
France > Perpignan, France > Elne
Film archive
Institut Jean Vigo