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Air France (1962)

1962 · Short film · 23 min

Synopsis

This 1962 color film about Germany is one of a series of Air France “Flying Holidays” travelogues; Les Analyses Cinematographiques production. It opens with the Air France Boeing 707 (F-BHSQ). A Sud Aviation Caravelle III (F-BJTG) is panned (:35-:58). Buildings, docks, and elevated train are at Alster Lake (:59- 1:30 ). Shown are a toll bridge sign “Zoll Douane”, tugboat pulling a barge, and tugboats along the wharfs ( 1:31 - 2:02 ). The Menke and Tabu bars are shown ( 2:04 - 2:12 ). Corpse skin and clothing are preserved from a peat bog ( 2:15 - 2:32 ). A Neandertal sign is followed by a skeleton and a statue ( 2:46 - 3:00 ). The stairs, pillars, and carvings are panned at Regensburg Walhalla ( 3:02 - 3:23 ). A blonde woman on the Lorelei point of the River Rhine removes her wig ( 3:26 - 4:15 ). Leffers store front is shown ( 5:19 ). The Hammerschmidt Villa has a federal eagle symbol ( 5:33 - 5:48 ). The presidential Bellevue Palace is in Berlin ( 5:56 - 6:05 ). At Tegel Airport. Air France passengers board (SHRH). Others board a Limausin plane ( 6:07 - 6:22 ). “Warning Beyond This Point Is The Russian Zone” and “You Are Leaving The American Sector” signs are shown. A Military Police car (US ARMY IG 5017) is parked at the checkpoint ( 6:31 - 6:40 ). Shown are the Brandenburg Gate and Schloss Charlottenburg Palace ( 6:41 - 7:00 ). A hand pours Berliner Weisse into a glass ( 7:01 - 7:06 ). The Nefertiti bust is shown ( 7:05 ). Shown are the Museum of the Ancient World, Soviet…

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Running time
23 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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