Small trades in Paris

Small trades in Paris

20 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1932

Grinders, rag-men, China menders, mattress carders are among those small trades of yesteryear that have disappeared from our sight and fallen into oblivion. But way back in 1931 they were far from extinct and still populated and livened up the streets from dawn till dusk. The tenderness of Pierre Chenal look at them is only accentuated by the nostalgia experienced by today's viewer.

Small trades in Paris

20 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1932

Small trades in Paris
Grinders, rag-men, China menders, mattress carders are among those small trades of yesteryear that have disappeared from our sight and fallen into oblivion. But way back in 1931 they were far from extinct and still populated and livened up the streets from dawn till dusk. The tenderness of Pierre Chenal look at them is only accentuated by the nostalgia experienced by today's viewer.
Producers
Original title Les petits métiers de Paris
Directors Georges Morel, Pierre Chenal
Writers Pierre Mac Orlan

Cast

Pierre Mac Orlan

as Le narrateur