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German educational film: marriage customs in Upper Silesia

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2002.189.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3643 | Film ID: 2582

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    German educational film: marriage customs in Upper Silesia

    Overview

    Description
    This short documentary depicts the town of Schonwald in Upper Silesia, and the various activities which occur in preparation for a wedding ceremony that takes place in the village. VS, villagers carrying farm implements, heading off to fields. MCU in the village (of Schonwald), two peasant women read an announcement posted on the side of a building. CUof the announcement (in German), stamped by the town official. VS, young woman pumping water at a well. VS, young townswomen in tradtional costume, kneeding dough and preparing large trays of bread. MS, two older women braid the hair of a young woman (the bride to be) and then outfit her in the traditional regional wedding costume. VS, the wedding ceremony, many townspeople are present, the bride and groom and other members of the wedding party carry out a number of rituals, including pinning corsages on each other, exchanging rings, exchanging vows, etc. After the ceremony in the church, a celebration ensues. At the celebration young girls dance together, a band plays (accordion, stringed, and percussive instruments). The young girls seem to be taking dancing cues from a person out of the frame, adults watch the young girls, but the adults do not participate in the dancing. The bride and groom are escorted to their home. The bride takes off her ornate head dress, and replaces it with a black shawl, to signify that she is now a married woman. END.
    Duration
    00:12:21
    Locale
    Poland
    Silesia
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Steven Zabin
    Contributor
    Producer: Puchstein film
    Producer: Reichsstelle fur den Unterrichtsfilm

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Instructional.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    01:00:00:00 to 01:12:21:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      Master 2582 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Master 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      Master 2582 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Master 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      Master 2582 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Master 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      Master 2582 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2582 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2582 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2582 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2582 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2582 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2582 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2582 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2582 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    • User
    • User 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - workprint
      User 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - workprint
      User 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - workprint
      User 2582 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - workprint

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Copyright Undetermined
    Conditions on Use
    Owner of copyright, if any, is undetermined. It is possible this is an orphan work. It is the responsibility of anyone interested in reproducing, broadcasting, or publishing content to determine copyright holder and secure permission, or perform a diligent Fair Use analysis.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Colonel Alexander Zabin, MD shot 16mm color films as a U.S. Army surgeon in Europe during World War II. He also obtained a collection of 16mm German film productions, many under the label Reich Scientific and Educational Film body. Col. Zabin's son Steven Zabin donated the film collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2002.
    Film Source
    Dr. Steven Zabin
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 3812
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:44:21
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