28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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St. Catherine's Day

Lucien Le Saint / France / 1922 / 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

Film at festival

festival edition:2020
section:Translucent Being: Albert Kahn
language:Silent
colour:Black and white

Info

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

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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