Summary 27.10.2006

Or what has been discovered so far

The house in Amiéns

The house in Amiéns has been recognized. It is situated on Rue Lisbonne. The owners of the house have been traced back to the 1940s but it is very likely that they are not the same persons as those seen on the films. However, I think that it has been Grandfather and Grandmother who have been living in Amiéns in the house so hopefully we can find out who they were!

The school in Saint Omer

The school in Saint Omer has been recognized as well: it is Lycée Alexandre Ribot. The event that is going on at the school yard is called ”Les Landis”. It has been a kind of sports competition or a sportive fete organized at the end of the school year. Correct me if I am wrong!

We think that it has been the family (mother, father and son Crap) which has lived in Saint Omer. The father may have been one of the teachers at Lycée Ribot. Pornichet, La Baule and Le Pouliguen have been places for holidays and the family has also visited friends in Guéméné and Camon.

Our journey to France

Our journey to Pornichet and Brest is getting closer; we will leave on Wednesday, the 1st November. Our journey goes from Nantes via Pornichet, LaBaule and LePouliguen to Brest where I will have an amateur film meeting.

I will donate the original films to some French film archive, perhaps to Cinémathèque de Bretagne if they are willing to take them to their collections. In the case I can find the original owners the films are already in France and thus it is possible to discuss their final place.

At this point, I wish to thank all of my assistants and informants but especially five of them: Mireille, Angélique and David and the two Marie-France. They have been of great help! (And sorry if I have forgotten someone... I thank you, too!) I hope you still have energy to continue our shared adventure!

Courses de Pornichet, Août 1931

Original picture here, 1.8 MB.

Here is a "movie panorama" from Pornichet, "Courses de Pornichet, Août 1931". It's quality is poor but you get a nice feeling of space. No new news about the films but our date of departure comes closer and closer ;-)