The unification of Europe is the result of a history of exchange, trade and journeys, from the Middle Ages to modern mass tourism in the 1960s. The film focuses on recent communication channels. Therefore, traditional national borders are an obstacle that needs to be overcome.

Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: France
Film Production Company:
Commissioning Institution: Council of Europe
Director: André Cantenys
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: René Bucaille / Jean Penzer
Film Editing: Unknown
Commentary: Michel Bouquet
Music: Dino Castro

Technical Information
Original Film Format: Unknown
Duration: 20 minutes
Colour: Colour

European History, European Art

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French

Video

Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), Paris

Tode, Thomas: Die Grenze als zentrales Motiv der Europafilm-Rhetorik, in: Gabriele Clemens (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp.439-469.

For now, this film is not part of the Advertising Europe Film Collection held by the HAEU. This record is for information only.