President in Paradise

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1945A
Date Released
15 Sep 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: President in Paradise. DESCRIPTION: President de Gaulle visits Tahiti before seeing French Atomic Test. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV beach on island of Tahiti. LAS palm tree. CU girl walks towards camera with garland of flowers. MS garlands presented to President de Gaulle. CU native. MS President de Gaulle talking to people in village. MS street banner. Tracking shot President’s car along street. Tracking shot past palm trees beside road. Tracking shot past beach. MS President’s car arrives at village. MLS Tahiti girls. MS ditto. MS President and guests at meal table. MS Tahiti girls dance. BCU President de Gaulle watching. MS Tahiti girls dancing. GV beach on island. GV natives in boats. MS guests watching. GV natives move away from beach. GV pan part of island.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weapons; Colonialism; Nuclear energy
Locations
Tahiti
Footage sources
France
Card file number
91565
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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'President in Paradise', British Movietone News Issue No. 1945A, 15 Sep 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26585 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)