The Flying Angels

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2521

Date Released

25 Sep 1977

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Angels. DESCRIPTION: As part of a religious procession at Campobasso in Southern Italy, children are suspended from poles, as Flying Angels. The children are safely fitted into harnesses and dosed with ‘seasickness’ medicine. The ceremony, called ‘Sagra Dei Misteri’, dates back to the eighteenth century. SHOTLIST: GV interior of school - religious ceremony. MS child being suspended between angels. CU ditto. MS children being given medicine. MS suspended child. MS suspended child having wings put on. MS suspended children. LS procession through town - children suspended on float. MCU ditto. LS ditto band in front. MS devils suspended tilt up to angel. LS devils and angels. MCU devil. MS crowd. Various of angels. Various of angels on procession float. MS balloons. Various angels.

Keywords

Children; Customs and traditions

Locations

Italy; Campobasso

Footage sources

Italy

Card file number

77/151

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

185

Story extras:

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