Fiction short films

PLEIN AIR (Outdoor)

Jean VÉNARD
1955
Version : French, German
Duration : 26'
Format : 35 mm. - 16 mm. - DVCam
Black & white
Scriptwriter : Lina LORME
Producer : ARMOR Films - Fred ORAIN
Country France
With Fr. FAVIER, A. FORAIN, S. KERAN, J. MARTEL, J.C. MASSOULIER
Music Henri CROLLA, & André HODEIR
Picture Jacques MERCANTON
Stage set Basque Country, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées
With the participation of Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale (D.G. Jeunesse & Sports)
Archive footage - Peugeot 302 convertible loaded with luggage,
- Saint Jean de Luz: sailors unloading tuna, the town, the beach, bowlers,
- Evening around a campfire (song),
- Young children playing on the fronton,
- Bal musette in the Basque country, fandango, waltz,
- Young people setting up a kayak and paddling down a river with rapids,
- Group of young people hiking, climbing lesson, mountain race,
- Haymaking, musk oxen, Asparan fair.

A group of young people, boys and girls, indulge in the joys of camping, the mountains, kayaking down a river and swimming in the sea. Simple, varied pleasures that have the greatest effect on some overly individualistic characters. The photo album of holidays in the Basque Country comes to life…