The Dutch province of Friesland in 1921 in color! [AI enhanced & colorized]

About this film

This film shows beautiful scenes in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands a century ago. Friesland is one of the 12 Dutch provinces in the North of the country, bordering to the Waddenzee. It is famous for its 11 cities skating race that is occasionally held during extremely cold winters. The original B&W film is of mediocre quality, so we used all the software tools possible to try to enhance and colorize it. The result is quite good, but with slightly less detail than many of our other films about old The Netherlands. The film begins with a shot of the town of Leeuwarden followed by footage of Friesland's beautiful nature with its many lakes and flora and fauna. Sailing on the lakes in so called "skutjes" is a popular Dutch pass time. The end of the film is quite emotional and endearing as it shows an old couple who try to make a living in their extremely old and dilapidated farm house. For more information, please read the timeline below. Deze film toont prachtige beelden van de provincie Friesland een eeuw geleden. De originele zwart-witfilm is van matige kwaliteit, dus we hebben alle mogelijke softwaretools gebruikt om te proberen deze te verbeteren en in te kleuren. He…

Directors & creators

Ricks Film Restoration

Subjects

Friesland, Province, Dutch, The Netherlands, 1921, Color, Colorized

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