A Day in 1920s Paris | 1927 AI Enhanced Film [Version 1]

Time travel back to Paris of the roaring 20's, flappers, bobbed hair, cloche hats, and dancing to jazz! AI colorized and upscaled to 4K 60 fps clarity w/ added sound design.

Brought to life with AI deep learning techniques.

Silent movie actress Pola Negri can be edseen at the now long forgotten treehouse restaurant bar - Robinson Pavillon Lafontaine.
"Robinson" was a popular guinguette ( a bar where you could drink and dance outdoors). Located at 32 Rue de Malabry, in a small district Le Plessis-Robinson, south of the city.

The pavilion is preserved today as a front only. Long gone are the bright young things of the roaring twenties.
We also see the famous Cafe de la Paix on the Boulevard des Capucines, as well as Le Dôme Café in the Latin quarter.

This is an edit from a series of travelogues by early film maker Burton Holmes, who in fact coined the term 'travelogue'.
Holmes gave lectures, and included slides and motion pictures of his journeys.

The original footage was digitized by AV Geeks for the Prelinger Archive: See link at end of film.
You can view on the Prelinger Archive:

AI Restoration Process:

1. DeNoise and removed artifacts.
2. Increased motion interpolation to 60 fps, using a deep learning open source program Dainapp.
3. Upscaled using AI to 4K resolution
4. Added color using Deoldify

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This short AI enhanced film is published here for preservation purposes and - using the transformative power of AI technology, to add an immersive experience to the work of early pioneer filmmakers.

It is free to view and not commercially available on DVD or for republishing elsewhere.
Published here under the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video as outlined by the Center for Media & Social Impact.

[mistressmozart]

when the elegant woman realises she's being filmed and smiles, wow what a moment!

[Operator_Fate]

that woman who smiled never knew almost 2million people will see her elegance after almost 100 years

[Athvna]

when that woman looks at the camera and smiles... and to think all these years later, thousands of people looking back at her.

[florrie]

This is so stunning how everyone is so beautifully dressed

[ButterBallTheOpossum]

I feel very privileged to be able to watch this. Its almost magic. Everyone in this video lived their whole life and then died.

[SaintPandemonium]

To think, my grandmother was 2 years old when this was filmed. She's now turning 96 in a few months. So much has happened since then and now.

[haninhk]

Wow, it’s like a movie scene when it’s actually a reality documentary. Wow.

[JoeysWorldTour]

It's sad to think they are all gone. Life is only for a moment.

[Nanna]

RIP everyone in this video. You were all so beautiful.

[parioceanchicago]

My grandmother was 20 at that time. I was watching this video wondering if I would see her. She was 99 when she died. Je t'aime mamie.

[rossmckenzie]

The smile on that first lady's face when she realised she was being filmed was just Sad to think she's no longer here.

[HardRockMiner]

My father was a year old when this was filmed. He just passed away at 96. It is hard to understand all he had experienced in his time. He was a truly great man. Love and miss you Dad.

[agneswebb]

I wish people still dressed like this. They all look so gorgeous.

[earlkun]

YouTube is the only thing closest to a time machine

[seeableTV]

The 1920's style still holds up, 100 years later.

[tennysonfordblackbird]

The roaring twenties and when people wanted to forget the horrors of war.

[dpsdps]

Everyone looks so dapper... Love the men's hairstyles and the women's make-up

[mikeschouten]

This somehow inspires me to live my fullest and best life.

[lovelydiva]

1920’s fashion was like no other, what a great decade for fashion, I love this old footage from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s it’s like stepping back in a time machine, really fascinating cause those from 2100/22nd century will look back on us the same way

[bbgant]

I’ve never seen anything like this, real footage from the 1920’s that looks realistic! I feel like I’m in a time machine. My mom was born in 1922. She may not even have been born when this was taken. She is 98 now. Love this!