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QUIGG, Frances F.

1982-0049

Film

1 of 1

1930/1939 ?

André de La Varre Presents
Generale Compagnie Transatlantique - French Line

photograghy, André de La Varre

Vignette on picturesque towns, villages and posrt that run along the coast of Brittany, France, and its countryside. Includes squences on the beaches of St-Malo and its harbor; ancient castles on the shores of river Rennes; the megalithic monuments of Carnac; sailors in seaports of Douarnenez and St-Nazaire, and thier wives busy at their crafts of fine lace work or domestic chores. Other scenes of Breton lifestyle and ancient customs are shown in the countrside: a wedding dance in village street; Breton women wearing diffrent head dresses and costumes; calvaries and religious pilgrimmage; narrow winding street where people gather to listen to the town crier; and island of MOnt-Michel where crowds of tourists come to send the day and watch the high tide rise, covering the expanse of 190 square miles of sands. <27mn 46s>

English

Libre

V1 8402-0003

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

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