Bridgeman Arts
Visitors and the Grand Hotel in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 7 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, scenes of the coast line show the beaches of the area. Visitors land at the airport. Clips of the Grand Hotel and its...
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Leisure in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 1 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Scenes of coastal life and leisure in Monte Carlo. A train travels into a tunnel. Footage of the exterior...
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Swedish coast, Viking ships and jewellery. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 1 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Shots of the Swedish coast. Illustrations and drawings of Viking ships (Dekars). Shots of Viking jewellery. A young man paints...
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Beaches of Nice and Monte Carlo. France, 1955
Clip 15 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. High angle views of the city in Nice. People on the beach. Men look at a small crocodile and photograph a fake crocodile head...
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Boats and coastal scenes, including Saint-Tropez. Southern France, 1955
Clip 1 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of boats and coastal life. Fishermen work at the harbour and tourists crowd around the beaches. Footage...
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Static shot of lightning over the ocean by night
Static shot of lightning over the ocean by night. Filmed on 35mm in 1995.
Bridgeman Arts
Static shot of a lighthouse and lightning over the ocean by night
Static shot of a lighthouse and lightning over the ocean by night. Filmed on 35mm in 1995.
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Fashion and traditional dress in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 12 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, women pose and rotate for the camera, wearing traditional dress and costumes. A woman lays by the beach in the...
Bridgeman Arts
Tallinn architecture and citizen meeting. Estonia, 1971
Clip 2 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Shots of the coast and sail-ships. High angle and aerial views of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, and its architecture. Men and women sit at a...
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Telecommunications operators in Muscat, Oman, and women crossing the road with children. UAE, 1974
Clip 16 from 'Arabia, the fortunate' a documentary about the United Arab Emirates in 1974. Telecommunications operators working in Muscat, Oman. Road traffic and women crossing the road with children.
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Sight-seeing and leisure on the beaches in Crimea, Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 7 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. POV from the deck of river boat for sightseeing on Dnieper river. Italian tourists, panorama of Kiev. Tourist on...
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Monte Carlo train station and coast. A man in a motorboat with his dog. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 6 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. High angle shot of train leaving the railway station. Pan of Monte Carlo, Monaco, south of France. Wide...
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Industry and transport in Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 3 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Modern buildings and piles. Miners walking out from work in working suits and dirty faces. Wide shot inside the...
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Estonian farms and coastal landscapes. Men working on the mills and on sailing ships. Estonia, 1971
Clip 7 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Scenes of farms, coastal landscapes, beaches, and houses. Men work on the mills and on the sails of a large ship.
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Boules, waterskiing and Monte-Carlo villages. Southern France, 1955
Clip 3 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Men and women play boules, and waterski in the sea. Scenes of villages in Monaco and footage of the Palace of...
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City scenes, natural landscapes of Kiev and the Black Sea, and wildlife of Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 2 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Medium close up of woman in folk Ukrainian dress and hairstyle talking to camera. Shots of street in Ukrainian...
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Static shot of the beach by sunset
Static shot of the beach by sunset. Filmed on 35mm in 1995.
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Fishermen by the harbour in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Houses and buildings. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 7 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Landscape of the sea, inscription on the screen: "Villefranche et sa rade" ( Villefranche and its roads )....
Bridgeman Arts
Static shot of a lighthouse in the night
Static shot of a lighthouse in the night. Filmed on 35mm in 1994.
Bridgeman Arts
Natural and industrial landscapes of Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 1 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Landscapes with lakes. Wide shot of meadow with flowers and sun. Sunset over the lake. Medium close up of sunset....
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Painting and children playing by the sea. Village scenes and tourist sites. Italy and Southern France, 1955
Clip 5 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of people painting by the sea and children playing games. Capraia Island, statues and the villa of...
Curated Video
As oil from the destroyed Deepwater Horizon drilling platform nears the Louisiana coast, the AP's Rich Matthews finds worry in everyone from government officials to fishermen worried about their livelihood.
HEADLINE: As oil nears, 'we're just trying to protect our coast'
As oil comes, 'just trying to protect our coast'
CAPTION: As oil from the destroyed Deepwater Horizon drilling platform nears the Louisiana coast, the...
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Couple on the beach taking photographs. France, 1955
Clip 16 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. A woman and man walk down the beach. The man takes a photograph of the woman and gives her the photo. They playfully run down...
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Fishing and crabbing. Southern France, 1955
Clip 4 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of the coast in Corsica. Ruins, rocks and a Genoese tower in Saint Florent. Fishermen sort through their...