Almost Arcady (1930-1939)

A Pro Patria presentation. Produced by British Instructional Films Ltd. Car drives along a country road. Two men in the back of the car look at a map of Cyprus. Camels carry men and goods. Old Turkish aqueduct. Mountains. Landscapes. Monastery of the Orthodox church. Priests pass through an archway. Mountain peasants. Beehive ovens where woman bakes bread. Primitive water well. Compared to an H.G. Robinson invention. Washing clothes in a stream. Children go to school. Bell is being rung by a small child - he climbs down a stepladder. Woman spins silk and cotton by hand. Weaving. Women make Cyprus lace. C/U of the very fine work. Village potter works on a wheel. C/U of hands and feet operating the wheel. He glazes the pots. Chair makers sit in the sunshine and work. They use primitive tools and a simple lathe. Cedar forests. Logs being sent down shoots to saw mills. Sheep. Cattle pull a primitive type of threshing board. C/U of wooden boards. Hemp is cleaned by beating.