A Day at the Beach - | AI Enhanced Film [ 4k 60 fps]

Time travel back 120 years to the beaches of Étretat, Le Tréport and Trouville in Normandy France. Possibly filmed by Georges Méliès (1861-1938) with its innovative wide tracking shots, while on holidays with his family in the late 1890’s. Méliès started out making many actuality films, often in his favorite holiday spots along the Côte d’Albâtre. It may also have been Alice Guy who took some of the footage as indications are that the footage originated from Gaumont archives. Before the Riviera became popular, Parisians headed to the sea fronts of Normandy. Observe the mobile beach huts for the more adventurous women to change into swimming costumes. The huts were then rolled down to the waters edge for a secluded dip in the water. Another interesting feature are the diving boards attached to moored boats. This 19th century sport of diving off a gangway tethered to a boat is captured in an 1866 painting “Sea Bathing at Étretat&