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Buffet for Beetles

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1809A
Date Released
6 Feb 1964
Date submitted
1 Feb 1964
Date submitted
26 Jan 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rugby - Wales Earn Acclaim at Cardiff
  2. 2Bowls - With a Bias!
  3. 3Buffet for Beetles
  4. 4Screwy - But It Makes Sense
  5. 5Golden Boys of Bob

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Buffet for Beetles. DESCRIPTION: Over a hundred and eighty paintings by the celebrated French artist Bernard Buffet, are on show in Paris. As well as butterflies and dragonflies, bugs and beetles, he applies his angular expressionism to crabs and other crustacea and birds. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Anabelle Buffet checking paintings. CU pan across paintings. GV Bernard Buffet (born 1928 in Paris) shows couple around exhibition. CU buffet. CU woman visitor. CU artist and visitor moving out of camera and CU beetle painting. CU pan paintings and model of beetle. CU model of beetle. MCU artist inspects painting. GV pan various paintings. CU same. CU pan papier mache model. CU pan from painting to papier mache model. CU papier mache model.
Keywords
Arts and crafts; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
87839
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:

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