'Pieta’ Restored

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2266

Date Released

6 Nov 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Orcades - Last Voyage
2. 2Middle Sea Race
3. 3'Pieta’ Restored
4. 4Jewellery Exhibition
5. 5Old Bike Race
6. 6Colour: Indian Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pieta Restored. DESCRIPTION: Michelangelo’s La Pieta in Rome, damaged by a madman, is now repaired. SHOTLIST: GV St Peter’s. SLV interior La Pieta statue damaged. SCU & SLV ditto. SV tilt up from broken arm of statue to head. CU battered face. SV pan statue in laboratory being prepared for restoration. CU head of Jesus. SCU lab technician at work. SCU as he places damaged hand on padding on bench. CU piecing finger together. CU head of damaged statue. SV restored statue. SLV ditto.

Keywords

Arts and crafts

Locations

Italy; Rome

Footage sources

France

Card file number

98602

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

56

Story extras:

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