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Good God, I will never, ever try to use this Time Machine to travel to the Future again! Currently the poor thing's bit damaged, so off to 1985 London for some replacement parts....er, wait a minute....Oké, dit lijkt n…
(PARADOX LOOP BROKEN)
Good God, I will never, ever try to use this Time Machine to travel to the Future again! Currently the poor thing's bit damaged, so off to 1985 London for some replacement parts....er, wait a minute....Oké, dit lijkt niet veel op Engeland, waar en wanneer ben ik nu?
It would appear that this lovely 13+minute feature is bereft of credits-sadly this seems to be the normal state of affairs for many early travel films, so there is unfortunately no way to properly credit the filmmaker. And credit is certainly due-whether a professional photographer or a talented amateur, our mystery photographer shows a steady hand, an eye for composition, and a genuine interest in people and events. The province of Zeeland consists of a number of large islands in the South-West of The Netherlands, and our first opening shots are of a fodder harvest, made simple by the relatively new mechanical hay baler. Our photographer then finds themself at a local fair, complete with wagons, horses (mostly the powerful Friesian breed, with a few Gelderland here and there ) competing in ring-jousting and show, relaxing and passing the time...we are later treated to a small, informal parade down the local town square, an unusual form of vertical archery contest, a group of ladies who eagerly show the camera their lacing techniques and jigs as they make a tablecloth, a game played with leather pucks resembling both horseshoes and curling...and ending at a local school playground, where properly supervised children indulge in synchronized exercises. Reactions to the cameraperson and the their 16mm device range from shy smiles to blatant showing off, not a hostile reaction to be found...
This lovely piece of history survived in quite amazing condition in a local Netherlands archive-until found by media restorer Rick88888888, who used AI technology to clean minor damage, correct for speed and aspect ratio, add riotous, vivid color, and a lovely soundtrack from Ukrainian composer Vadim Krakhma for the perfect presentation! As I cool off several circuit boards in preparation for my hop to 1985 London (the Chronal Stabilizer uses parts from a Timex Sinclair of course) I stop and uncork a small jug of sarsaparilla to toast Rick88888888 and all film historians everywhere... Colorized, Soundtrack.
