| ARE WOMEN'S SPORTS TOO STRENUOUS Great film contrasting the elegant women of yesteryear with modern sportswomen. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6706 | |
| Catalog #: | 371726 | |
| Clip Number: | 371726-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 20 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:39 - 01:35:58 | |
| Location: | Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Modern LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK SPORTS: Women SPORTS/TRACK & FIELD: Misc. | |
| Description: | ARE WOMEN'S SPORTS TOO STRENUOUS Great film contrasting the elegant women of yesteryear with modern sportswomen. "Gone are the days when Eve figured as a slow-moving kind of frieze- -(and froze!)" Shot of 5 young women in short tunics walking in a line, hand-in hand, w/ heads lowered past craggy trees, w/ ocean waves pounding on rocks in BGT. Cuts to shot of women's cross-country meet, large group of runners approaching across a field. Wide shot looking across water to the girls running on other side. Runners now more spread out, almost single file. "But, is Eve running to the other extreme? Are her sports too strenuous?" Girls running toward & past camera, jumping over a little ditch. One falls down in ditch but gets up quickly & keeps running. Overexposed shot, then corrected: turns into shot of girls approaching finish line at track meet. Spectators lined up along track. MLS 2 women seated on motorcycles at roadside. Women riding motorcycles w/ arms raised, not hanging onto handlebars. 2 women riding one motorcycle. One in back rides standing up, holding onto other's shoulders. Side view women (1 to a bike now) riding up hill. Pan on women bikers riding down & up hill. Pan on 1 biker riding across field then over road. LS female shot-putter in action. Wider shot same, she puts the shot straight at camera, landing just in front of it. LS a few girls sitting on grass at track meet. MLS female discus thrower whirls around & lets it fly. More girls sit on grass watching (non-competitors since they are not dressed for sports). Other spectators stand behind fence in BG. Next, long jump, girl runs & jumps into sand. Official marks spot. Next, slow-motion shot of another girl long-jumper running toward camera & making a flying leap. Camera low to ground so emphasizes height as well as length of her jump. "But somewhere in this wide world they still seek gracefulness- -". Back to the nymphs, who are now gracefully leaping around in a circle. Dance, track and field, the sexes, strength, speed. | |
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