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[AN EASTERN RIVIERA] (1900)

Name: [AN EASTERN RIVIERA]
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1900-01-01
Duration: 3 min

Evocative fragments of Ligurian coastal life - from Nervi to Portofino - capture wartime destruction, scenic landmarks, and everyday moments, ending in a serene sunset. Unknown production date. Discovered in the 1978 Dawson City nitrate find.

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Plot Summary

Original archive catalogue record indicates "maybe be taken from the 1909 film From Portofino to Nervi" but the festival notes indicate the Pasquali & Co intertitles so date unknown. Fragmentary footage of the Ligurian coast between Nervi and Portofino, beginning with two women on a terrace and moving through sites on the Riviera di Levante. A sequence shows Recco, devastated by WWII bombing, with a clear view of the railway viaduct. In Nervi, we see the port, Anita Garibaldi promenade, and Gropallo Tower, followed by nitrate-damaged scenes including Bogliasco bridge, a painter on the cliffs, and farmers loading hay. The film ends with a sunset over the sea. Produced by Pasquali & Co. this print features English intertitles and was part of the Dawson City nitrate find in 1978. A duplicate negative and this print were made in 1980.