Commissioned by Philips, this commercial shows how the Eurovision Television Programme improves communication in Europe. Across Europe, thanks to television, people can receive the same information at the same time and participate equally in European cultural events. Accordingly, with the TV sets Europe becomes a communication community and creates a European public sphere.

Genre
Commercial

Credits
Production Country: Netherlands
Film Production Company: Carillon Films, Holland
Commissioning Institution: N.V. Philips, Eindhoven
Director: Ted de Wit, Gerard J. Raucamp
Producer: Ted de Wit
Idea: Leonhard Huizinga
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Gerard J Raucamp
Film Editing: Ted de Wit
Music: Else van Epen
Commentator: Leonhard Huizinga

Technical Information
Original Film Format: Unknown
Duration: 25 minutes
Colour: Black & White

European Infrastructure, Modernity, Eurovision, European Public Sphere

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Eye Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Eye Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam

Other versions of the film in other languages which are not part of this collection are: Europese Rhapsodie (Dutch)
Rhapsodie européenne (French)
European Rhapsody (English)