Jersey - Half Way To France (1958)

Jersey. Exterior. L/S across a bay at low tide, in the distance there are houses. Panning shot to a rock in the foreground. Set in to the rock is a stone plaque dedicated to Victor Hugo. The plaque reads ’Le Rocher Des Postcrits’ above the name, while below the name are the words ’en exil’ and the years ’1852 - 1855’. M/S of a hedge lined country road. A young couple on a Vespa scooter drive past. Panning shot along the road to a stone road sign. C/U of the road sign set into a wall. It reads ’Clos Des Pauvres’, ’Don De’, under this is an illegible name and the date ’A.D. 1850’. Low angle M/S of the tricolour flag hanging from a shop front. Tilt down to a sign, ’Librairie Francais’ and the main shop sign, ’Un Petit Coin De France’. M/S of a narrow street. People walk and cycle past. In the background the flag hanging from the shop is visible. C/U on a street sign, ’Hilgrove St.’. Medium panning shot of a wider, mostly residential street with cars parked either side. A woma
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