Summer, family gatherings and road trip, 1969--Cameron A. Rae--home movies. Reel 5

Datecirca 1969

AbstractColor home movie featuring family gatherings, picnics, and summer activities, including a road trip.

Viewing NotesOpens with waves crashing on rocks, boy in parka at picnic table, girl at water's edge. Indoors, boy smiling with black eye. Large group at family picnic, eating watermelon. Burgers, hot dogs, and buns on grill. Man and woman feeding each other bites of cake by hand. Young man squatting in garden eats a bowl of ice cream and smiles. Shots of flower gardens in bloom. Woman in pink dances with empty bottle and Hula cups. Kids playing badminton. Family drives off, waves. Man with acoustic guitar leads family in sing-along. Close-ups of tree branches. Kids wading and swimming at beach, woman sewing on shore. Cut to shot of two slaughtered animals (goats?) strung up, partially skinned. Girl in inflatable pool with Donald Duck toy, girls on inner tube, horses grazing, boy on tricycle in driveway, girl in large black hat, girl on horse, ducks, man on tricycle, steaks on grill, dog in window well, woman with Super 8 camera. Group seated for picnic, joined by two cats and a dog. Long shot of house exterior, ducks, pan of mountain views. Roadside attraction: broken off ship hull with sign for boutique, large folk art sculpture of a fisherman with lobster claw hands. Girl and cat seen through van window. Overexposed shots of building and of shore. Various road trip shots. Outdoor bread ovens, sign: "Pain De-Menage/homemade bread." Carved wooden ships.