Model Village (1955)

Hague, Holland. L/S of the Hague Cathedral. Cars, bicycles and people can be seen around it. M/S of the roof of the Cathedral, clock tower is seen on the left. Suddenly, a man appears and starts painting a detail on the roof. Man is as tall as the cathedral’s clock tower. This is model of the cathedral, a part of Madurdam - the smallest city in the world. M/S of the streets of the little city. Boy’s head appears over the rooftops. A girl comes from the opposite side. It looks as if the children’s pictures are fitted into a cartoon - strange. M/S of the young couple walking around the streets observing the little buildings. C/U shot of the children’s faces as they observe the model buildings. M/S of a boy and a girl (older then the previous two) in Dutch traditional costumes, walking around the model city. The boy steps over a building to join the girl. They look at the little town. M/S of the two looking at the buildings. Camera tilts down to show the canal filled with w