Always the mountains. Whoever filmed these home movies had a loving eye for family and nature, uniting both with understated pride. But the scenery, more than the people, seemed to come from another era. The first tape begins with a painstakingly decorated Christmas tree in the home of Elaine's parents. Cut to her father's beloved blue Chevy, washed and waxed and ready for filming.
Classic cars figure prominently in the films, each posed as still life or picturesque backdrops.
The cars stand out best at family reunions. I envy the guys who look worshipfully under the hood of a 1955 Chevy while the women prepare dinner. One beautiful black '55 appears regularly in the videos. I want it so badly I could cry. Cut to a dramatic scan of the mountains.