Sworn brothers (1964)

Documentary №76168, 2 parts, duration: 0:19:52
Production: Nizhne-Volzhskaya newsreel studio
Director:A. Sergeev
Camera operators:A. Sofjin, V. Sofjin, G. Bojnenkov
Composers:Yu. Mackevich
Sound mixer:V. Harlamenko, N. Dorofeeva

Annotation:

The film tells about the visit of the delegation of the sister city of Dijon to Volgograd.

Reel №1

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Residents of Volgograd at the airport meet the delegation of the French city of Dijon - Volgograd's sister city.

The plane of the French delegation after landing.

Greeters go to the plane.

Dijon, the members of the delegation down the ramp.

Meeting guests from Dijon at the plane ramp, handing flowers to guests.

Members of the French delegation go to the airport building.

Sorting Luggage of French guests.

Representatives of the twin cities talk to each other before leaving the airport.

The French sing "Katyusha".

Guests from Dijon during a walk in Volgograd.

Types of streets and avenues in Volgograd.

Descent to the embankment.

The fountain at the entrance to the promenade.

French guests descend to the embankment.

Guests walk along the embankment.

Selling Newspapers at a kiosk.

The French read aloud the newspaper "Volgogradskaya Pravda".

Faces of French guests.

Guests communicate with residents of Volgograd.

Fragments of the mill building destroyed during the battle for Stalingrad.

French guests visiting the mill building.

Flowers in a flower bed.

The delegates of Dijon in Burgundy traditional costumes walk in the Park.

Former mechanic of the second squadron of the Normandy-Neman regiment N. Grushko talks with one of the Frenchmen.

Delegates pass by the fountain.

Guests from Dijon perform an old dance of Burgundy winemakers on the stage.

The audience applauds.

Faces of the audience.

French guests 'performance of" La Marseillaise "(synchronously).

The face of one of the audience.

Presentation of flowers to French guests at the end of the performance.

A representative of the factory "Red October" makes a speech in honor of French friends (synchronously), the faces of the audience.

French guests perform the song with the audience, applauding to the beat of the hall.

Key words

Social and political relations. 2-nd World War.
Power engineering.
River transport.
Religion.
Music.

Calendar: 1964

Locations: Volgograd [946]

Seasons: Summer [824]

Reel №2

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Panorama and views of the military memorial on Mamayev Kurgan.

Faces of Dijon delegates visiting the memorial.

Delegates visiting the bas-reliefs and sculptures on the Mamaev Kurgan.

Types of military memorial.

French guests on the deck of the ship during a tour of the Volga river, view of the passenger port and river station.

Passing oncoming passenger ships, the French consider them, take pictures.

Lighthouse on the shore.

The ship approaches the lock of the Volga-don canal.

Faces of French guests.

The French on Board the ship share their impressions.

The French try to communicate with the accompanying people using phrasebooks, and a translator comes to the rescue.

French guests go from the boat to the beach.

French people swim and sunbathe on the beach.

Visit of the French delegation to the Volga hydroelectric power station, inspection of the engine room.

View of the HPP engine room.

Members of the French delegation walk along the wall of the hydroelectric power station, decorated with an art panel, a panorama of the hydroelectric dam.

The French listen to the guide.

Visit of the French delegation to the Orthodox Cathedral in Volgograd, the rector greets and talks with guests.

The Abbot invites the French to the Church.

Interior view of the temple, the service in the temple, the faces of French guests during visits to the temple.

Banquet in honor of the French guests, organized by members of the Amateur ensemble "Volga".

Guests sing "the Katyusha".

Head of the French delegation Levasseur makes a speech on Soviet television about the unbreakable Soviet-French friendship.

View of the TV tower.

Panorama of the Volga hydroelectric dam.

Members of the Dijon delegation lay a wreath at the Eternal flame in the Square of Fallen Fighters, the faces of the delegates, the inscription on the funeral ribbon.

The Eternal flame burns.

The faces of the French guests during the farewell speech.

Guests from Dijon perform a Burgundy dance on the square by the fountain.

Calendar: 1964

Locations: Volgograd [946]

Seasons: Summer [824]

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