Film Record: Ein Sommer Geht Zu Ende (Last Days of Summer)

Still from Ein Sommer Geht Zu Ende via EAFA

Identifier:

• 3286 (Source: East Anglian Film Archive)

Date produced: 1933

Filmmaker(s):

Hans Figura

Country of Production:

Austria

Languages:

German

Duration:

00:11:09

Length:

300 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Home Movies and Home Talkies First Prize Solid Silver Challenge Trophy for Class I Scenic Documentary

Description:

"Documentary. The holidays of two young children, Heidi and Erika, in the area of the Danube. Shots of the landscape, bathing, playing with animals, visits to the abbey at Melk and a castle" (EAFA Database).

Resources:

IAC Film Library Catalogue (Silent and Sound). Institute of Amateur Cinematographers, 1975.

Locations:

• Melk, Austria (Filming)

Subjects:

• Ethnology
•      Manners and Customs
•           Family life
• Europe
•      Austria

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive

Viewing Notes:

"‘Two schoolgirls look back over their summer holiday on the River Danube. Beginning with an unspoilt village and farmyard scenes, hillside vineyard, the vast abbey at Melk and a castle on a promontory. The girls bury their dog in the sand and are seen with a donkey cart, then paddle in the river shallows. Carrying their knapsacks, they walk through a quaint village. Finally, back at home, the knapsacks are replaced by satchels, they tackle their schoolwork and one girl goes to sleep, dreaming of holiday memories. (EAFA Database).

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