To The Fair (Pt 2) (1965)

★★★★★ · Scene by scene/transcript · Helen Burgess · 2012-06-19

CONTINUED FROM A The teachers are having a sedate cup of tea. "The teachers have lunch at the Chinese Pavilion." The Chandras walk toward a square pavilion. "There is a world of travel. The Chandras go to Spain." Garden, then glass bottles & beakers display (Mr Chandra looks back at them - is he longing to get away to look at more science? hard to tell). "The teachers will bring back to their classes snapshots of the far east and stories of many lands." They pass India, Venezuela, Korea, Mexico, (China or Japan?). "Miss Abbot and Mrs Todd visit indonesia" (Gamelan, smiling ladies with…

★★★★★ · AArrrrrrrgh!! · Spuzz · 2005-03-21

'To The Fair' is a classic example of why I hate films like this. It just wishes that I was there while it was happening because EVERYTHING here looks wonderfully fun! A whole motley of people discover every aspect of the fair, including it's pavillions, rides and even the restaraunts. This film has a great 60's feel to it, and the narration is light and breezy. Like I said, I just wish I was there to experience it, because I would be there in a heartbeat. The only complaint I have about this film is people going on rides and not showing, or telling us what this ride is. But that's a nitpicky…

★★★★★ · What a Great World's Fair Movie · ridetheory · 2004-04-11

Out of all the World's Fair movies in the Prelinger Archives, this has the best narrative flow. It follows various groups of people during their day at the fair: a family of five; a couple from India; two women schoolteachers; three Boy Scouts who get separated from their troup; a pair of young women pursued by two very ardent male suitors; and -- the only one to whom I can relate -- a bespectacled nerd who drives to the fair across the water in his amphibious car just so he can listen to the out-of-tune orchestrions. The beatific look on his face as he cocks his head to take in the cacophony…