Walking Stones

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1977A

Date Released

28 Apr 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Walking Stones. DESCRIPTION: In Italy, a centuries old tradition, Pilgrimage of the Stones. Local people undertake to carry the stones to repair their Church; a symbolic act of Faith. SHOTLIST: MS sign Schiava pan to street. MLS people lifting pieces of stone from pile in street. CU woman puts piece of stone onto her head. MCU ditto. MS people picking up pieces of stone. CU woman carrying stone on her head. MCU ditto. MS people carrying stones to church three miles from Schiava. CU woman carrying stone. MS pan ditto. MS donkey carrying basket loaded with stones. Top shot people carrying stones. GV ditto. MS man carrying stone. BS ditto. CU woman carrying stone on her head. MS ditto. GV people carrying stones. MS woman watching people pass. GV people arriving at church, which is to be enlarged. MS ditto. Pan up part of church. MLS people putting stones down onto pile. MS ditto. MCU ditto. MS ditto. MCU ditto. MS man unloading stone from donkey. MLS completed pile of stones outside church.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Animals; Religion and belief

Locations

Italy

Footage sources

France

Card file number

92255

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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