St. Catherine's Day
Lucien Le Saint / France / 1922 / 1 min.
synopsis
St. Catherine's Day, Rue de la Paix, Paris, November 25, 1922Every year, November 25 is celebrated in France as “Catherinettes’ day”. According to a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, 25-year-old girls who aren't yet married have to wear extravagant yellow-green hats in the hope of finding a husband.
The film captures several groups of young girls walking around and posing for the camera in the fashion houses of Rue de la Paix.
© Département des Hauts-de-Seine – Musée Albert-Kahn, collection Archives de la Planète
more about film
| director: | Lucien Le Saint |
| producer: | Albert Kahn |
| photography: | Lucien Le Saint |
Film at festival
| festival edition: | 2020 |
| section: | Translucent Being: Albert Kahn |
| language: | Silent |
| colour: | Black and white |
Info
| director: | Lucien Le Saint |
| original title: | Fête de la Sainte-Catherine |
| country: | France |
| year: | 1922 |
| running time: | 1 min. |
