Scenes de la Vie Francaise: Paris

“Scenes de la vie francaise: Paris” is one of a series of films: Arles, Paris, La Ciotat, Avignon. All four films have a similar organizational procedure in that their material is woven together on an ordinary printer according to a certain pattern. The problems that arise are tackled, however, in a slightly different way in the case of each film. In “Scenes de la vie Francaise: Paris” several places – Jardin du Luxembourg, Place de la Republique, Rue St. Antoine, Canal St. Martin, Place de la Bastille – are presented by the means of a composition of frames recorded at various times from a similar viewpoint.