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A humorous and poetic impression of the pursuit of physical culture on the San Monica Beach, California. The languor’s of a summer afternoon are contrasted satirically with the fervours of the body builders and devotees of physical exercise.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007367
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Physical education and training
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Exercise
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)