Cost of Canvas

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2040

Date Released

8 Jul 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cost of Canvas. DESCRIPTION: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton attend an auction at Sotheby’s which features a Renoir, only discovered recently. Richard Burton was using the auction for a sequence in a new film Laughter In The Dark. But although the bids were carefully ignored by the auctioneer, as they were just part of the script, Richard ended up having bought a Picasso! SHOTLIST: CU landscape painting by Corot. CU nude painting by Picasso. CU catalogue. GV audience at Sotheby’s auction. CU painting by Renoir. CU auctioneer. CU Renoir painting. CU auctioneer. CU signature by Renoir. Zoom out Auctioneer closes bidding. MS camera crew. CU Richard Burton. CU Elizabeth Taylor. CU R Burton. CU camera crew. CU R Burton. CU Woman and Ironing Board by Degas. CU auctioneer.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Arts and crafts; Business and commerce; Performing arts

Locations

United Kingdom; Sotheby’s, London

Card file number

93706

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Pat Mohan
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

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