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Title: TEN MINUTES IN LUCERNE

Reference number: 3837

Date: 1962*

Director: filmed by Frank M. Marshall

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 11.43 mins

Description: This film records a family holiday taken in Lucerne, Switzerland. Beautiful landscape film mostly of mountains and scenery. Some typical local crafts and activities are recorded.

Shotlist: ecs (0.09) c/u of sign "Lucerne" and shot of paddle boat on lake with rainbow cutting across the sky (0.23) street scenes of Lucerne with people walking about in the rain (0.40) open air market (1.27) gvs of typical Swiss architecture and shops with traditional crafts (wood carvings) (2.04) shot of tram crossing square with church in background (2.15) views across river with wooden, covered bridge (2.49) stone sculpture of lion (2.58) shot of outdoor water fountain (3.02) shots of bicycles (3.27) gvs street scenes (3.48) shot of walkers with backpacks and sticks (3.51) gvs street scenes with plenty cars (4.15) shot of two boys with wooden cart (rickshaw?), more bicycles on road (4.26) men loading up hand-pulled milkcart with urns of milk, pulling it away. dog in shot (4.47) gvs hotel with beautiful gardens and flowered archway (5.08) shot of young woman (Muriel Marshall) on balcony (5.17) gvs lake and mountains with winding roads (5.39) c/u shots of swans (5.46) gvs paddle steamer on lake (6.20) shot of people catching a bus (6.27) gvs snow-capped mountains taken from inside cable car (6.55) gvs people walking about admiring the views across the Alps. shots of hotels and chalets (8.05) shot of tunnel cut in to mountain-side, people entering (8.13) gvs mountain views at high altitude (9.22) greener scenes of chalets (9.43) gvs St Bernard with puppies (9.56) shot of children, one cycling tricycle (10.02) shot of washing line with fresh white linen (10.06) more shots of children and adults around town square (10.18) gvs lake and mountains (11.27) sunset across the lake (11.39) ecs The End (11.43)