Still Young at Eighty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1691A
Date Released
2 Nov 1961
Date submitted
31 Oct 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Still Young at Eighty. DESCRIPTION: The great Pablo Picasso was thoroughly feted at his French Riviera home on his 80th birthday. Visitors could enjoy an exhibition of some 30 of his paintings, mostly from private collections. The famous Spanish artist went to a bull-fight as part of his birthday celebration. And there were folk-dancers giving a performance in his honour. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crowd. MCU Picasso. CU painting (2 shots). CU another. CU ditto. CU ditto. CU another. CU ditto. MCU Picasso. GV bull fight. MCU Picasso. GV bull fight. CU Picasso. GV folk dancers. GV Picasso (2 shots).
Keywords
Commemorations; Sport; Arts and crafts; Celebrations and festivals; Hunting
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
83397
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Still Young at Eighty', British Movietone News Issue No. 1691A, 2 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24344 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)