Guatemala: Nation of Central America (1961) Pt. 1 of 2

Guatemala: Nation of Central America Pt. 1 of 2 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films 01:06:58 Guatemalan Indian, Thomas Morales, planting maize or corn helped by son - traditional clothes - descended from Mayans. Manager of banana plantation Juan Perez in office - Spanish descent. Football game on university campus - Mestizos or Ladinos (mixed Spanish & Indian). Illustrations of maps of Guatemala & Central America showing varied terrain. 01:08:58 Village of Guatemalan Indians - people thru streets w/ baskets on head. Juan Perez on banana plantation w/ Ladino foreman. Traveling PoV shot - city street scenes, banners across street, Art Deco movie theater / cinema - traffic (GOOD). Guatemala City street scenes w/ modern architecture. Contrasted to ancient village in hills. INT Indian family of Thomas Morales in bright clothes in simple hut eating supper. 01:10:58 Male teacher in remote Chichicastenango village narrates story of Indian family - kids line up in courtyard & follow him inside church school - INT classroom, kids of different ages. Indian boy Jose Morales in traditional dress points to blackboard w/ ruler. VO teacher says he went to same school w/ boy’s father Tomas Morales; cut to Morales family walking thru village to house. 01:12:18 Tomas & Jose walk to field during planting season. Daughter Rosa at home w/ mother & baby in miniature hammock; corn shelled & prepared by mother & daughters. Village women wash clothes & hair at fountain. Rosa’s mother weaving a traditional embroidered tablecloth. INT making tortillas. Morales family kneel in family chapel. 01:14:18 Villagers along road to Sunday market piled w/ pottery & goods to sell. Rosa wears beads; mother puts baby on back. Market scenes; CUs produce, cute piglets. Good high shot across market square w/ zoom in on religious ceremony on steps of church - incense burners & offerings to Gods. Continued... Travelogues;’ Race; Colonialism; Architecture; Religion - Catholicism; Education; Poverty; Ethnic; Educational Films; Economics; Primitive Agriculture; Village Daily Life; 1960s; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.