Looks at the Zoo

As the start credits indicate the film is a tentative edit of shots from 1936 After showing a car ride across the dunes and the fierce waves of the sea this unfinished film shows the pleasure at the beach on a sunny day On the seashore young and old enjoy the sun sand and sea In a quick succession of images with sometimes surprising camera angles and movements the film shows the seaside fun At some moments the filmmaker makes links by using evocative cuts For example recumbent seaside visitors are linked with basking pigs and a dangerously swirling sea displays a skull