Water Skiing (1953)

Juan les Pins, France. Two girls in bikinis carry skis along a jetty of a beach in the south of France. A sign above the jetty reads ’Provencal Beach - ecole de ski nautique’. The brunette, Denise, sits on the end of the jetty, puts her skis on and takes off on a water skiing jaunt. She was champion of France last year. Various shots of her weaving about behind a motor boat as she skis along. The other girl, a 20-year-old blonde called Jacqueline puts on her skis and takes off behind a motor boat. Several shots of her skiing along over the water and taking several jumps. After the last one she makes a bit of a bumpy landing and falls into the water. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 13