Europe's Mini-Countries
name: label: Collection Director
content: Porterfield, Jeanne
label: Collection Director
content: Chickering, Lisa
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content: Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection
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content: Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection / Series 7: Films and film-related sound recordings
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.2015.16, Subseries 7.8
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film shot in 1966-1967 and released in 1968 representing various aspects of daily life in five small European countries. Depicted in each or many of these countries are a wide variety of tourist sites and activities including: castles, government buildings, parks, parades accompanied by military bands, eating in cafés, shopping for souvenirs, demonstrations of traditional dances and dress, tending to farm animals and harvesting crops, and plein air painting. Anonymous citizens are given individual screen time alongside more famous residents, including the royal families of Monaco and Liechtenstein (highlighted in footage of the wedding of Prince Hans-Adam II and Marie Aglaë), oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and author Paul Gallico. This film is a travelogue, made to accompany live explanatory lectures by the filmmakers, and as such is missing much identifying information such as photographed signage. The overall effect is impressionistic, with a gentle sense of humor present both in choice of subject and editing.

Locations include: Liechtenstein, Andorra, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, San Marino, Monaco.