Carnival of the Cat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1345
Date Released
14 Mar 1955
Date submitted
8 Mar 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cats Day Festival. DESCRIPTION: Ypres, in Belgium, have been holding their annual Cat Festival. It all started in the 14th century, when it was believed that cats were supernatural beings. SHOTLIST: GV the carnival with CU the huge float of a monster. (Presumably supposed to represent the more repulsive type of cat). Another GV of the procession. CU of a float denoting a witch on a broomstick. Then a CU of a participant dressed as a cat spraying water at the onlookers. Final shots of people dressed similarly dancing round in circles. Some CUs of their heads.
Keywords
Animals; Religion and belief
Locations
Belgium; Ypres
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63045
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Carnival of the Cat', British Movietone News Issue No. 1345, 14 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19914 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)