28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

ji-hlavadok-revuecdfEmerging producersInspiration Forum

St. Catherine's Day

director: Lucien Le Saint
original title: Fête de la Sainte-Catherine
country: France
year: 1922
running time: 1 min.

synopsis

St. Catherine's Day, Rue de la Paix, Paris, November 25, 1922
Every 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
Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Creative Europe Media
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms