Corsica Travelogue Showing Us The Sights And History Of Corsica Footage

CORSICA Travelogue showing us the sights and history of Corsica.
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	Catalog #:	88171
	Clip Number:	88171-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 706
	Timecode:	01:10:43 - 01:15:39
	Location:	Bastia, Corsica.
	Year Shot:	1968 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	FISHING: Commercial, Small Scale LOCATIONS/MEDITERRANEAN: Corsica RECREATION: Sunbathing RECREATION: Swimming Pool RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing
	Description:	CORSICA Travelogue showing us the sights and history of Corsica. Bastia, Corsica. Several shots of the harbor and town of Bastia. Ms flowers in bloom. M/Ss of rose bushes and orange trees; a woman opens a window shutter and looks out from a building. Various shots in the harbor. Ls old harbor. Ms fishing boats in harbor. Cu man sorting fish out. Fishermen tend their boats and nets; one fisherman strokes a turtle that sits on the gangplank of a boat. Two men put a dead dolphin down on a wooden trolley and wheel him off. A couple walk by the harbor and stop to look at the view. L/S of ships in the port. Ls French or Italian ships in new port. A small boat comes in towards us. Several shots of the older part of town and surrounding countryside, including the church of Patrimomis. Mls castle, the castle of Algajola Ms old German gun is seen at the castle. Lovely shot of waves lapping over the rocks below. In the harbor at Calvi we see a man fishing / angling with a cigarette in his mouth. Fishermen look through their catch. L/S of the coastline at Porto; people sit at tables by the water. Ls calvi beach. Ls people sitting at tables drinking - exterior - with mountains in bg. Ms woman and man drinking at table outside cafe. Ls swimming pool. Men play boules beside a swimming pool; nice shots of people relaxing by the pool, reading magazines, writing postcards, having tea and water biscuits (?). Various shots show the rocky coastline and countryside. Mls woman walking down steps stops and looks towards Porto’s old tower out of picture. Ls Porto’s old tower. Ls mountains. Ls car winding through mountains. Ls man filming mountains. Ls mountains. Donkeys loaded with small logs walk along a mountainside road. Mls man walking behind donkeys carrying logs. Cu donkey walking. Ms camera tracking with men walking beside donkeys. Ms man following donkeys. Ls road in ajaccio. In the town of Ajaccio we see a man with a little boy looking at Napoleon's statue and reading the inscription in stone beneath. A young girl looks at the house where Napoleon was born. Street scenes in the town show people looking at tacky Napoleon souvenirs: china and tea towels. Cu cups and saucers with napoleon's face on. Pan down to show more. Ms man and woman looking at scarves with napoleon's face on. Cu this scarf. A young girl looks at postcards outside a shop. Ms girl looking at picture postcards. Cu ditto. Cu postcards. More shots of the countryside, coast and hotels at Ajaccio. Various beach shots of people playing catch with a ball, lazing on the sand and going out on pedal boats. Ls Corsican coastline. Ls ditto. Ls Ajaccio promenade. Ms white-faced hotel - Ajaccio. Ls ditto. Ms men throwing ball on beach. Ls road in Ajaccio. Ls napoleon's statue. Cu ditto. Ms writing underneath napoleon's statue - people walking up steps beside this - they stop and look. Ms napoleon’s birthplace. Cu napoleons birthplace placard. Cu girl at window looking in - turns and walks out of picture. Ms people walking along Ajaccio promenade. Cu cups and saucers with napoleon's face on. Pan down to show more. Ms man and woman looking at scarves with napoleon's face on . Cu this scarf. Ms girl looking at picture postcards. Cu ditto. Cu postcards. Ls Corsican coastline. Ls ditto. Ls Ajaccio promenade. Ms white-faced hotel - Ajaccio. Ls ditto. Ms men throwing ball on beach. Ms ditto - Tahiti beach. Ms two boys push pedal boat out to sea a third one runs in and helps. Ms people laying on beach. Cu girl laying on beach. Ms pedalboat going out to sea. Ms two boys drinking at table on beach - ball game in bg and sea.