STK-ID 36064

Several shots from different angles of daily life at Auroville, small village in India where citizens can live out their spiritual interests, of westerners and Indians gardening, of people in their hut, of a small animal walking around, of men taking care of old trucks, others resting on a terrace, of a woman changing diaper of her baby, of a man playing Indian guitar, of children reading books in a special hut, of people watering garden with Indian children walking by transporting tins of water on their heads, of various plants and flowers, various shots of the village with people in evidence. Various shots of Roger Anger, a Parisian supervising the first tentative steps towards Auroville becoming a city of 50,000 habitants of all races, showing to camera a model of the future Auroville. Various shots at end of the day of the American Ambassador to Unesco visiting new parts of Auroville still under construction with men giving explanations (silent shots).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
The India Trip
Location
India
Year
1970
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
16mm original ektachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3