News Scene: The Famous Carnival at Viareggio. Huge Floats Bearing Grotesque and Satirical Figures Move Through the Crowded Streets in This Typically Italian Holiday Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2122
Date Released
2 Feb 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Section Title
News Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Carnival - Viareggio. SHOTLIST: HAS carnival procession through street, several shots floats through streets. MS float with head (eyes closing) - Viareggio on lips. Several shots carnival through street. HAS blond female figure. LS dragon figure. LAS dragon face. LS dragon. MS crowd along route. GV giant cat. MS ditto, several shots procession of floats.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Italy; Viareggio
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
95577
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Scene: The Famous Carnival at Viareggio. Huge Floats Bearing Grotesque and Satirical Figures Move Through the Crowded Streets in This Typically Italian Holiday Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 2122, 2 Feb 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28167 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)