Spain. “And old Spanish costumes, when the gypsies convert the nearest road into a ballroom…”
Two women dance a Flamenco in a village street. Musicians and spectators watch the dancing. C/U of one of the dancers who is playing castanets. “The ladies in the orchestra encourage maximum noise at minimum expense.” Good panning shot of a dozen women playing the castanets.
“And just round the corner the washing ladies of the village listen to another kind of music – the river.” High angle shot of women doing their washing in the river. “Whilst Ma labours, Pa just sits and smokes – and makes sure the clothes don’t vanish…” M/S of man sitting on the ground smoking with a washing line behind him. L/S of women washing clothes in the river.
Was an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 517.
FILM ID:938.22
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