| THE BRIDE OF THE BLACK FOREST Bavarian Wedding | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6735 | |
| Catalog #: | 428776 | |
| Clip Number: | 428776-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 112 | |
| Timecode: | 01:53:08 - 01:55:34 | |
| Location: | Bavaria, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural FASHION: Wedding LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Bavaria WEDDINGS: Traditions | |
| Description: | THE BRIDE OF THE BLACK FOREST (GERMANY) Traditional wedding ceremony in the Black Forest in Germany. Bavaria, Germany LS of a parade in a snowy street. Women wear elaborate traditional costume. People stand at the sides of the road to watch. Men carry what looks like white trees. MS of a band playing in the street. The bride waits for the groom at this wedding. A man with a large beard and wears a dark suit and hat in the centre of the picture - perhaps he is the vicar? The groom arrives and shakes hands with his bride. "Ready for the fatal words - " CU of the not-so-happy couple. She is smiling but he isn't! He eventually cracks a smile when his bride says something to him. "Fortified!" The bride and groom are given glasses and they chink them against others' glasses. They toast each other and take a sip. | |
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