Meine Kindheit… auf dem Lande

Documentary
-Year: 2011
-Year in film: 1950s-1970s
-Country: Germany
-Who in clothing: boys ~6-12, Lederhosen
-Who in clothing 2: shorts
-Available on DVD no
-I own: yes, TV recording
-Clothing occurrence: low *
-Rating:  7/10
-Rating: *******
-Comment: Some boys in different Lederhosen. Short and long, smooth finish, probably nappa (first pic, one boy only), some mostly younger boys also Lederhosen with suspenders (pic below).  Best scenes at the beginning. Also many in tight shorts, some shorts might also be of buckskin leather, but can't say for sure. Most scenes showing their backside. One scene is also very good, but this is a Lederhosen blog and not for shorts or bottoms only.

This is the last episode in this series (I missed the first ones and have to recheck them; next week aristocrats, also including historic images, not sure if also boys).

Like the previous episodes this are childhood memories, this one growing up rural. Some people of North Rhine-Westfalia telling their stories. There's a subtitle that one man being interviewed has only left some photos, so most or all vintage film scenes being shown are not private scenes of the people, but must be from other short or longer documentaries. If anybody knows the origin and the film titles, please comment.

Most scenes, especially the 1st one seems to be from the 60s. Typical glasses. Some very few scenes in color, some of the 70s, but no good Lederhosen scenes (one young boy in the background). No sailor suits at all.

I like farms, but prefer the huge US farms with warmer climate (see my other blog). One young boy wearing (simple, maybe non-jeans) bib overalls only. Some interesting stories like pigs being bathed before slaughtering in the same tin tub like the kids. And one complete village doesn't exist anymore at all and the biggest treasure of a woman are some photos of it. Rural parts are very common after WWII and most people live in cities now. But the complete life and time has changed. So did the clothing. No boy would wear Lederhosen except in Bavaria. And nobody sailor suits.

Rating 5. Only 1-2 very good but very brief scenes. Previously rating 5, now rather 7.

Update: Partly same footage (at least pic 1 and some more) on Sommer auf dem Land - Erinnerung ans Dorfleben im Südwesten.

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