Summary

THE BROKENHEARTED SKI

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Title: THE BROKENHEARTED SKI
File Number: AFP-129W 16mm
Color: B W
Type: Educational
Year: 01/01/1957
Description: B W 1957 Skiing at Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Narrated by Andre Baruch in a goofy, "Pepe le Pew" French accent. 01:46:50:00 B W 1957 Two men chop down tree with axes and saw sawmill or workshop, INT: wood cut on electric saw skis are made in ski workshop: shaped and spray painted rack of skis for selection by skiers 01:49:40:00 B W 1957 Ski lift (cablecar type). Also at 1:52:14 01:50:00:00 B W 1957 VS downhill skiing in Alps mountains (very good) a single skier on empty ski slope. 01:52:43:00 B W 1957 cu Face of woman wearing sunglasses, CU, she turns her head to the side good generic image of "looking". 01:52:52:00 B W 1957 Downhill skiing speed trial: VS AVs single skier on wooded ski slope. 01:53:56:00 B W 1957 Excellent shot, man makes pass at woman, gets slap in the face: Ski slope, small crowd of attractive men and women looking at offscreen skiers, woman turns her head to watch, man kisses her, she slaps him hard. Funny! At 1:54:20, the small crowd stands up in unison, good shot. 01:54:35:00 B W 1957 Romantic settings. Couples enjoy cocktails in mountain lounge: bartender with cocktail shaker snow covered mountain retreat lodges, WS, DISSOLVE from day to night couples slow dancing fox trot, rustic cabin INT 01:56:18:00 B W 1957 vs Sequence, couple goes skiing: Man and woman walking up ski slope carrying their skis campy CU shot, woman strokes phallic ski lovingly, sexual metaphor, funny many good shots follow of two skiers on empty slopes finally, woman skier takes a fall, wipes out, breaks ski. 02:00:00:00 B W 1957 Cozy fireplace with burning, glowing flame three shots.
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