Greece In Colour (1921)

Early colour material - stencil colour or possibly hand coloured. Travelogue - paper records state “Eastern Town“. Greece. Street scene. Bazaar or street market. Shops have canopies and goods hanging outside. Pedestrians mill around the street. C/U of young boy turning shoes around to show the camera. They are coloured red with large pompoms attached. He turns them to show the soles which are studded. He smiles and looks shy. M/S of man in traditional dress looking at a display of shoes. He examines one of the shoes. C/U of the shoe being turned in the man’s hands. M/S of a dapper looking gentleman in ornate traditional dress. He stands with one foot up on a ledge and looks very serious. He has a large waxed moustache. C/U of the man showing his richly embroidered jacket. He smiles broadly. C/U of his hands as he plays with a rosary or worry beads. M/S of four women in traditional dress. They wear embroidered dresses, head scarves and lots of necklaces. They hold hands. Closer view