A Day at the Beach 1928 - Biarritz France 1920s | AI Enhanced [60 fps 4k]

Time travel back to a sunny beach in roaring 20s Biarritz France in 1928. Colorized with added sound, using advanced algorithms and manual techniques.

By the 1920's, the coastal resort of Biarritz on the Côte Basque in France attracted the fashionable and wealthy during the summer and early autumn.
Those who could afford it, stayed at the Hôtel du Palais which was originally a summer villa built for Empress Eugénie. Her visits turned Biarritz into a popular summer resort.

The film starts with clips from a hotel overlooking the beach, then a street fashion show. We then move down to the beach for a walk among the sunbathers and swimmers.
In just a few years over the 1920's, women's swimsuits had evolved considerably when compared to those seen in our recent video "A Day at the Beach c.1921".
The roaring twenties saw seismic changes in clothing, style and social attitudes.

Published by GlamourDaze by kind permission of the University of South Carolina.
Their generosity and support in this restoration project is hugely appreciated.
Filmed September 22 1928
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Coco Chanel in Biarritz

Shortly after opening a boutique in Deauville, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel opened her first couture house in Biarritz.
The embodiment of sartorial elegance herself, Chanel's bobbed hair, streamlined silhouettes in dress and short skirts quickly made her a name in fashion.
Chanel regularly gravitated towards those whom she saw as 'people of influence' and had affairs with some, such as Russian emigrant Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovitch, who had fled his homeland following the Communist revolution.
Dimitri's own sister Maria would herself come to work as a seamstress for Chanel in her couture house.

AI Video Enhancement process

1. Cleaned noise artifacts
2. Increased frame interpolation from 15 fps to 60 fps.
3. Increased resolution from 540p to 4000p.
4. Applied color using Deoldify ( notebook available on Google Colab)
5. Created ambient soundtrack.

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[stephanieyee]

These glimpses into the past are just precious. To see real people doing real things almost a hundred years ago is incredible. The clothes and the scenery are lovely.

[nonyabidness]

I feel nostalgic for a time I never knew. It's sad and beautiful. I know nothing about the work that goes into restoring these films but I want you to know it's appreciated.

[PJ-sviw]

My dad was 7 years old in 1928. He just turned 101 last August and still with us. He had me at 63. What a lovely video time capsule.

[banzy]

My wife's Nan was 7 years old when this video was made, and her older sister 9 (turning 103 years old), both still alive and still living in France. The older sister lives in the south of France, and is still independent... It's incredible to see how many changes there have been from that time until this... Easy to romanticise it too of course. She told me she was taken out of school and put to work at 13 to do hard labour in a factory.

[j.g.]

Apart from the beautiful scenery, it's very interesting to watch the authentic clothes fashions of the 1920s, as they really were back then rather than the reconstuctions we see in Hollywood movies.

[SherioCheers]

My grandpa was 20 years old when this was taken. He died at 102 years and he was my favorite family member.

[MustardSeedish]

This is incredible. It's like opening a door and walking out to a French beach in the 1920's.

[TootlesTart]

I am there! It’s like I’m sitting further up the hill observing. So much fun.

[olispagna]

French elegance, French beauties. THX so much for these precious moments 💞

[skepticguy]

Everything about this is extraordinary, including the added sound. Recruiting French speakers, adding the sound of the sea and the birds, etc. Brilliant!

[juliedobson]

It reminds me that the world keeps turning… the sun still shines and the waves keep rolling to the shore 🥰

[celestenova]

Would have loved to have seen more of the fashion show, love their clothes. Thanks for your work, it's so good!

[tonybuckley]

when I see footage like this I think of the expressions on the faces of the people, their thoughts their joys their fears, we really are only here for only a brief time, shadows and dust

[Devon_Corren]

Regardez comme mon pays était beau, la vie semblait si douce. Tout a disparu maintenant quelle tragédie… 🇫🇷😢

[daveadams]

Oh can you imagine going back in time for a day - the absolute excitement you'd feel for everything that's going on ❤️👍

[jerryumfress]

These films are awesome, I'm so happy that they've been restored for future generations

[Delicious]

These views into the past are simply breathtaking!! The beauty of life back then. People had much less than we do now but look at how happy everyone is!! I would pay to have this type of happiness now…

[AmorDivino-eq]

I love Biarritz and all the french blue coast, it's so elegant and beautifull, totally delightfully.

[brentritchie]

Almost all of these peoples in these videos have lived their lives and are gone now.
They were doing the same things we all do because people do not change only the things around us do.
Great footage thank you, as Humphry Bogart said in one of his movies "I love the beach miles and miles of sand and all of it in your food"

[Loafsandfishes]

I’m addicted to these videos. I wish I could teleport myself there. Thank you for posting so future generations can enjoy ❤