Paris, France, 1940's
Daytime. Arc de Triomphe. Obelisk at Place de la Madeleine. Paris street with cars driving along.
Dusk/Night. Eiffel Tower at dusk with view of a bridge over the River Seine; shot dissolves to Eiffel Tower at night, with lights on Tower and on bridge, and train crossing bridge. View of Seine at night. Traffic at night, with Hotel des Invalides in background. Closer view of Invalides with cannon in foreground. Seine with lights reflected in its waters. Cars passing in front of Basilique de Notre Dame. Close up of street lamps (3), with camera angled such that tilted portion of Notre Dame is visible in background. Illuminated fountain. Opera. Cars driving toward camera along brightly-lit street with obelisk in centre of road. People emerging at street level from underground Metro station, with Cafe d'Angleterre in background. Illuminated street advertising. Brasserie Le Brebant (2 shots). Cafes at night. Le Grand Hotel in background of busy intersection with cars and pedestrians. A bateau-mouche (Seine tour-boat) moves along the Seine. Cars circle Place de la Concorde. Cars moving towards the Eglise de la Madeleine (shown in the background). Two shots of illuminated fountains, one with sign for "Le Figaro" newspaper in the background. People sitting outside of a cafe. Figures moving against the background of an illuminated fountain. Front of a shop. Cars moving along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. Arc de Triomphe. Male figure at the top of an obelisk: shot of obelisk, camera moving from top to bottom. Scenes at a fun-fair/amusement park: midway ride, bumper cars, merry-go-round, swings. Crowds on street. Cafe Terminus. Place Clichy. Domes of the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, on Montmartre. Hotel du Vallon. Panning shot in Pigalle, with illuminated signs on buildings, "Pigalle", "Cupidon". Typical Paris street-sign, mounted on wall: "Place Pigalle, 9e Arr." Street with signs on buildings: "Sphinx" (flashing), "Revue Floor Show", "La Roulotte". Playing cards arranged around a religious icon (Virgin Mary?). Le Moulin Rouge. People entering night-spot with sign "Romance -- cabaret, spectacle."
Interior of cabaret: band playing in background , while four dancing girls dressed in frilly, shiny, white (or off-white) dresses and hats perform a can can dance, with many high leg-kicks and close-ups of their legs (upper thighs bare) and stockings; girls perform simple gymnastics routines -- cartwheels, splits, high-kicks; audience shown clapping, an elderly man particularly appreciative; skit in which young woman succeeds, after much coaxing and cajoling, in kissing on the lips a bashful and apparently inexperienced young man; four women dressed in short, one-piece outfits and head-pieces, perform a dance routine with leg-kicks, set to music; same elderly man is visibly appreciative in his applause; woman dressed in white dress sings while women (some bare-breasted) and two men stand and gently dance beside her; one of the dancing girls and the elderly man in the audience exchange long, admiring glances.
Night ends, dawn breaks over Paris. Montmartre. Opera. Lightly-travelled, early-morning Paris streets. 5 shots of quiet, early-morning streets. Busy morning street. Non-motorised traffic, carts in street. Nun, and other people, emerge onto street at exit from Les Halles metro station. Men and women pulling carts and selling at stalls in the food markets of Les Halles. Plants, vegetables, animal carcasses hanging. Busy market scene. Obelisk.

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