Shows the economic and social progress the six member states experienced in the years between 1957 and 1962. Proceeding from the Treaty of Rome in 1957, the film displays impressions of daily life in Europe, including children, students and commuters. It places a strong emphasis on consumption, and compares European production results with the economic outcomes of the USA and the USSR.

Genre
Compilation Film

Credits
Production Country: Belgium
Film Production Company: Eurofilm
Commissioning Institution: Information Service of the European Communities
Director: Pierre Fannoy
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Unknown
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Unknown
Commentary: Unknown
Commentator: Unknown

Technical Information
Original Film Format: Unknown
Duration: 10 minutes
Colour: Black & White

European Communities, European Youth, Children, Consumption, Prosperity, Science, Progress, Modernity, Comparison USA – E – USSR, Europa Kolleg Hamburg, John F. Kennedy

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French, German

Video

Audiovisual Library of the European Commission, Brussels

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Audiovisual Library of the European Commission, Brussels. Digital reproduction of the film without comment is available online at: Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv, Berlin (2019)