Lion’s Restaurant

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2117

Date Released

29 Dec 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lion’s Restaurant
2. 2Dumplings
3. 3Circus Time
4. 4News in Colour: Plastic House

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lion’s Restaurant. DESCRIPTION: After 15 years in Africa, Robert Pesenti returns to Paris with a little reminder of the open spaces, a lioness called Siki. Customers in the Pesenti’s restaurant are warned about ordering their steaks too rare, but even a lion should know better than to come between husband and wife in the privacy of the bedroom. SHOTLIST: MCU 4 men serve in cafe with lion amongst them. CU lion. MCU man holds lion in arms and lion kisses him on side of face. MS lion prowls amongst customers in cafe. 4 shots lion feeding from table with 2 men and woman. 2 shots lion playing with husband and wife in bed. MCU dog by bed. MS lion in bed with man and woman.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Curiosities; Animals

Locations

France; Paris

Footage sources

France

Card file number

95364

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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