Amateur films: Ivan Besse collection: Britton, South Dakota Part X (1938)

★★★★★ · country town · cashel · 2003-09-21

This is part of a series of short films by ivan besse..Each was shown in the local cinema, the STRAND,the next week. This cimema in britton is still operating and ivan besse is 93 years and well.. They are remarkable and unique..These films place us in the main street of a country street of a country town in 1938.. These scenes are universal.. I have been told that they are totally similar to a australian town of that year

★★★★★ · How lovely · Reincarnator · 2021-07-10

It's so nice to see old film like this of a time long since vanished. My grandmother who was a similar age to the women in this film said to me the reason everything went south was because of that second world war. I think she was correct. The people had morals, were polite and looked pretty decent. I wonder if there were any men left in Britton after WW2; I doubt it.

★★★★ · Which one is the child? Which is the animal skin? · Spuzz · 2005-12-11

We start off the final volume of the most excellent Besse films with some shots of children.. The 2nd child.. WHAT is that the person is holding to the left of the child? Looks like a racoon skin! Yikes!! I LOVE the depth of field with the two sisters!! Very odd. Again, the kids dont look amused at all about the camera. The kids look TOO cute though. We get more street scenes.. Like the merchant painting on the specials of the day on his window.. Throughout the series, I really like the low angles Besse uses for some of the people shots.. Uh oh, its the woman with the furry shoulders…