Little Gems:1960s Denmark

Ok so it's not very seasonal-appropriate but this is a current favourite in the office, a travelogue of Denmark in the 1960s which departs from the usual tourist sights to show us some unexpected and rather wonderful things:

The first thing to catch our eye was this scene at the races. I love the sheer scale of the hats and the hairdos, there's an element on humour there but also an undercurrent of competition, who can get the biggest hair, it's all a bit Marie Antoinette. The lady at the end wins hands down:



And here's some apartment blocks, the mixture of the modern architecture plus the flashes of colour is set off beautifully by the ivy which swathes the building:



This clip takes us into a Danish retirement home, it looks like a hoot; relaxing in chic surroundings where the days are spent playing pool and telling each other jokes:



And as a finishing touch there are these gentleman chimney sweeps. In their top hats they look rather like upper class Victorian cat burglars:

Take a trip to the moon, in colour!

If you thought Georges Melies 1902 classic trick film ‘A Trip to the Moon’ couldn’t get any better, check out Serge Bromberg’s release of a meticulously restored version of the original hand-painted colour film.

Clips & Footage represent Serge’s vast collection of film treasures (Lobster Films) in the UK and we couldn’t be prouder! 18 years in the making, the original colour print has been brought back to life by Serge and his award-winning restoration team.

This piece of cinematic history premiered at the Cannes opening ceremony in May this year and is coming to the UK on Monday at a special screening at the Institute Francais attended by French electronic duo AIR who have provided the soundtrack.

http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/films/tribute-to-georges-melies