Paris vu par les opérateurs d’Albert Kahn – Marchés et foires à Paris
Public meeting places, various of commercial activity, from the everyday type (Marché aux Puces, 1920-1924 ; Foire à la Ferraille et aux Jambons, 1920) to the uncommenest (Foire aux Croûtes, 1927) ; from the most ordinary (Marché aux Sapins, 1924 ; Marché aux Bestiaux de la Villette, 1921) to the most sophisticated (Foire de Paris, 1919). Moments of popular entertainment where history combines with folklore (Foire du Trône, 1919-1922-1923 ; Foire Saint-Germain, 1923). These markets and fairs gave rhythm to the Parisian life of the time and brought walkers and professionals, spectators and art amateurs, the curious and the big-eaters, shoulder to shoulder. Extracts from the film edited in 1982 by Jocelyne Leclercq from the reels in the Fondation Albert Kahn collection (shot between 1919 and 1927).
Fondation Albert Kahn
Fondation Albert Kahn
Lucien Le Saint; Camille Sauvageot