Here Comes the Bride - in Far-off Formosa

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

585

Date Released

18 Aug 1932

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

British Pathe synopsis: "Formosa - ten thousand miles away - where the season’s marriage is about to be celebrated." L/S of large number of men in traditional dress dancing around in a circle. C/U of their bare feet. "The Bride’s attendants wear pretty ensembles." Men dance in a circle wearing large head dresses. More shots of the dancing. "I, Kal-a-to-nia, take thee, Tio-kan-du..." C/U of the bride drinking from a small cup. C/U of the groom doing the same. L/S of the villagers enjoying the celebrations in the open air. C/U of another couple drinking from the same cup. C/U of a sombre looking couple. "In Formosa, Grooms are men." Side view of a tribesman who holds a sword. "The happy couple built their own home." M/S of man carrying large branches and stacking them up against a wooden building. C/U of a woman smoking a large root.

Keywords

Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Marriages

Locations

Formosa

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.243
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP243

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