Village of Snakes

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1980

Date Released

15 May 1967

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Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snakes Alive. DESCRIPTION: To celebrate the removal of a plague of snakes by Saint Dominic in the Thirteen Hundreds, an Italian village holds an extraordinary religious ceremony. SHOTLIST: GV village of Cocullo - Italy. MS crowd gathered in centre of village. MS woman having snake put round her neck. MS another woman playing with a snake. CU man pulling snake from his pocket. MCU man putting snake’s head into his mouth. MS two men playing with snake. CU snake round man’s hand - pan to his neck - snakes round it. CA crowd. MS people placing snakes round effigy of St. Dominic. MS as above - closer. MS effigy raised for carrying round village. MS effigy being carried up crowded street. MS ditto (x2).

Keywords

Curiosities; Animals; Religion and belief

Locations

Italy; Cocullo

Card file number

92331

Credits:

Commentator: Franklin Engelmann
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

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