Austrian Mountain Farm (1940)

German UFA documentary film showing a year in life of an Austrian farming family in the Alps. Wien Film Im Verleih der UFA Das BergbauernJahr. Austrian Alps. Several scenic shots of Austrian Alps with snow capped mountain peaks. A man walks up the mountain through snow with sleigh on his back. He collects brushwood. Two children walking through heavy snow. Woman weaving. CU. A clock. More shots of the man collecting wood, children walking through snow and the woman cooking food on a large stove. Man going down the slope on sleigh loaded with wood. He gets to his farm. Children also arrive and they all get into a house. Woman helps them with their coats. Old man carving a figure toy for a little boy. Boy takes it to have a look. Several shots of the family around table, eating. Several shots of a calf suckling and the man milking a cow. Various very good scenic shots of the mountain at arrival of spring, snow is melting, water dripping, spring getting heavier, etc. Various shots of the farm