Elois, Els
Documentary about the Festival of the Elois in Ripoll. Footage of the monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll, details and the cloister. Images of people on the street. Next, it is shown a combination of shots of the inside of a textile factory with a wide shot of Ripoll and a shot of the workers on their way out, as well as the work and the processes that are performed at the factory. Details of the interiors of offices and shops. Finally, images of the town in full celebration of the Elois Festival. Footage of the procession of festooned carts, horses and cars among the crowd of spectators. Participants drink wine out of traditional pitchers, details of the public and sardana dance. Picnic on a meadow. Images of a religious procession with the authorities. We walk into the monastery and stroll along the cloister. Footage of a dance group dancing.
- Director
- Font, Marià
- Year
- 1944
- Type
- Film
- Length
- 00:18:56
- Gauge
- 35mm
- Sound
- Silent
- Image
- B&W
- Genre
- Documentary
- Place
- Espagne > Ripoll
- Film archive
- Filmoteca de Catalunya
