We're very excited to have some stunning new footage showing 1936 Paris, just transferred from 35mm neg to HD. Although it's a compressed DVD version uploaded to YouTube, it's easy to tell that the master quality will be remarkable. It shows old Paris pre WWII in all it's shimmering bourgeois glory, typified by these shots of a Champs Elysees pavement cafe:
And ladies in their furs shopping for flowers :
My favourite clip is this panoramic view of the city from Notre Dame Cathedral in the company of the grotesques:
The full film will viewable online later this week at our TFA collection website http://travelfilmclipsandfootage.com/, follow the link for a wonderful selection of travel films all over the world dating from 1900s - 1970s.
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