Marrakech Aka Marrakesh (1960)

M/S of passengers coming down the steps of an Air France plane; all carrying souvenirs of their trip. One woman carries a large painted bowl, a man carries a fez hat, another woman carries a berber hat; C/U of the hat as we pan down steps with her. C/Us of a berber woman in Marrakech, wearing traditional costume of berber hat, white head covering and robes. M/S of her sitting in a market place surrounded by straw baskets, sacks and boxes. L/S of the market place; large crowds of people milling about and buildings beyond. M/S of camel market showing people walking around and inspecting horses; M/S and C/U of groups of men talking and bargaining with camels and horses in the background. M/Ss of crowds of people milling round in the camel market and of two water sellers dressed in brightly-coloured robes of orange and red, straw hats with matching coloured tassels dangling from the brims and numerous water bowls hanging across their chests. M/S of a man leading a camel away from the crowd.
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