Paris: la belle epoque

An excursion through Paris, starting at the present day and then going through the period from the 1880’s to 1914. Consists of a montage of paintings by contemporary artists, such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet and Picasso, photographs, engravings and posters, together with some archive film, accompanied by the music of Debussy, Satie, Chambrier, Stravinsky, and a variety of contemporary quotes and observations.

Credits

production company

Open University

BBC-TV

producer

Edward Milner

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014232

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Paris (France)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - France

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → France - History - 19th century

History → France - History - 20th century

Music & Performing Arts → Music - France

Places → Paris (France)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1979

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