Titles read: "Caught by the Camera" - animated title shows a baby sitting before the camera which is cranked by the operator. A snake comes out of the lens and makes the baby jump.
In an unnamed Austrian village we see a woman icing a cake in the shape of a heart. These are given to girls by...
Titles read: "Caught by the Camera" - animated title shows a baby sitting before the camera which is cranked by the operator. A snake comes out of the lens and makes the baby jump.
In an unnamed Austrian village we see a woman icing a cake in the shape of a heart. These are given to girls by men when a fair comes to town. Other elaborately iced heart cakes are seen, as well as cakes shaped like gingerbread houses. The last cake is apparently one that a girl can give to a man - it looks like a highly decorated stocking with the heads of two babies sticking out of the top!
Several shots (in the same village?) of a traditional ceremony taking place; three men run against each other in a race, following two men on horseback through the streets. The winner dances with a girl who has been elected 'bride for the year'; an oompa-band plays for the couple.
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