The destruction of the slums of old Marseille by the Nazis in 1942 was the unintended trigger for exposing much earlier Greek and Roman periods. The revelation of forgotten civilizations led to an awareness of the past and the preservation of national historic records. The following post-war research in anthropology and archaeology in Provence has revealed some of the oldest skeletal remains in Europe. Ancient Celts and Ligures living in Entremont have left evidence of macabre cults and gruesome practices. The area in which they lived is now the beautiful city of Aix-en-Provence. From the mysterious bories to pre-historic, underwater cave paintings archaeological research in Provence continues to the present day.
The 1940s and ’50s were an age of transition for American suburbs. This DVD encapsulates the essence of this period. It begins with a tour of New York’s streets as they were in 1941, peeps at the activities that go on round the clock in the city, captures the joys of people beginning to learn the use of ‘modern’ gadgetry like the deep freeze and finally takes you on a sightseeing trip to the neighborhood shopping malls. A wonderful viewing experience for all those who wish to see the American suburbs as they were in ’40s and ’50s.
The Haute Savoie, (high country) region of France is renowned for its architecture and spectacular mountain scenery and is home to the three best known ski destinations in France. Hosts Mark Jennings and Julie Conover tour them all, covering the slopes, villages and cuisine of Meribel, Chamonix and Val D’Isere. In Meribel, Mark climbs into the harness to hanglide with the French Champion in the mountaineering capital of Chamonix, Julie skis fresh powder in the shadow of the Mont Blanc and in Val d’Isere they meet the competitors in the Euro Mogul challenge. They even take a short trip across the border into Italy to ski the thirteen mile Valle Blanche run through a glacial landscape that returns them to France.
