Saving the Sun

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1930
Date Released
30 May 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Saving the Sun
  2. 2New Slant on French Frogs
  3. 3With Horses in View

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Saving the Sun. DESCRIPTION: A remarkable religious ceremony in India during the eclipse of the sun by the moon. Hindus believe a spirit ceases the sun and they pray for its deliverance. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. TS people walking to sacred fields of Kurukshetra. GV ditto. MS people sitting down during religious ceremony to mark eclipse of the sun. CU ditto. CU ditto. MS painted man on ground. CU ditto. MS child lying on ground praying. CU ditto. CU 1st Hindu effigy. CU 2nd ditto. CU 3rd ditto. MS people at ceremony. Pan up. Priest blowing horn. GV eclipse of sun in progress. MS people during religious ceremony. CU woman praying. MLS people bathing in Holy River. GV ditto. CU man praying in river. GV eclipse of sun. MS people bathing. MS man goes underneath surface of river. MS people bathing in the river. GV pan ditto. Pan ditto. Pan ditto. MS man praying in river. Pan people bathing in Holy River. Zoom in. Ditto LS ditto. GV eclipse of sun.
Keywords
Religion and belief
Locations
India; Kurukshetra
Footage sources
France
Card file number
91160
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
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