News Scene: The Famous Carnival at Viareggio. Huge Floats Bearing Grotesque and Satirical Figures Move Through the Crowded Streets in This Typically Italian Holiday Festival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2122

Date Released

2 Feb 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News Scene: The Famous Carnival at Viareggio. Huge Floats Bearing Grotesque and Satirical Figures Move Through the Crowded Streets in This Typically Italian Holiday Festival
2. 2News Scene: Violent Storms Tear an American Naval Cargo Ship from Her Moorings and the Drifting Vessel Crashes Through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. One Section of the Bridge Missing - The Ship Hardly Damaged.
3. 3Fashion
4. 4Sportabout: Sporting Personalities at Variety Club of Great Britain Luncheon
5. 5Sportabout: The Amersham Angels V. Luton Ladies in a Muddy Battle
6. 6Sportabout: The Prix d’Amerique - One of Europe’s Most Important Trotting Races - Won by French Entry Toscan
7. 7Sportabout: Snow-Karting Near Grindenwald
8. 8Sportabout: The European Speed-Skating Championships Won by Ard Schenk of the Netherlands

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Section Title

News Scene

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Carnival - Viareggio. SHOTLIST: HAS carnival procession through street, several shots floats through streets. MS float with head (eyes closing) - Viareggio on lips. Several shots carnival through street. HAS blond female figure. LS dragon figure. LAS dragon face. LS dragon. MS crowd along route. GV giant cat. MS ditto, several shots procession of floats.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Celebrations and festivals

Locations

Italy; Viareggio

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

95577

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

114

Story extras:

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