Paris France-1939: A Naked Angel Statue and a Boat Passing Under a Bridge

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationParis, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Paris France

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A Naked Angel Statue and a Boat Passing Under a Bridge — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Paris, France, in 1939, featuring a striking statue of a winged, nude figure against a deep purple sky. The statue, possibly an angel or cherub, is shown in a dynamic pose with arms raised. The scene transitions to a nighttime view of a boat passing under a lit arched bridge, with reflections shimmering on the water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement, capturing a nostalgic moment of Parisian life and architecture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123115220

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Paris, France Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Paris archive requests needing a brief home-movie view of public sculpture, bridge architecture, river traffic, and nighttime city atmosphere.
Period detail: The clip may show prewar Paris through decorative bridge ironwork, a classical nude winged statue, river craft, and color 8mm exposure from a visitor viewpoint.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot landmark perspective, holding on the statue and bridge scene without staged action or identifiable people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a winged nude statue, purple sky, arched bridge, railings, river water, a passing boat, reflected lights, and dark film borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color shifts, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and mild handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Paris establishing insert, a nocturnal river cutaway, or a transition between sculpture, bridge, and travel-memory material.
Historical context: As home-movie footage from Paris, it records a public riverside view where monumental sculpture and bridge lighting frame everyday river movement.
Research note: No identifiable people or brands are visible, but copyright status, public-art depiction, location identification, and any property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Paris 8mm bridge, vintage home movie Paris river boat, nude angel statue France, and prewar Paris travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Paris views, then broader footage of European bridges, river traffic, and public sculpture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing a winged nude statue above a bridge, with dark film borders and a purple-blue sky. — A winged nude statue is framed above a bridge in a visitor-shot Paris view.

1939 Paris frame of a classical winged nude figure standing above a bridge, seen in soft color 8mm footage. — The statue remains centered against the sky with the bridge edge below.

1939 Paris nighttime river view with an arched bridge, reflected light on water, and a boat moving below. — A boat passes below the illuminated arch of the bridge over dark water.

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing a boat under an arched bridge, with bright light reflections on the river surface. — River lights reflect below the bridge as the boat continues through the frame.

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