French cinemagazine items including: 1. Bicentennial - the President of the French Republic in Ajaccio, Corsica, officiates over celebrations of the bicentennial of Napoleon’s birth. 2. Folk traditions - 11 nations take part in the 12th Annual International Folklore Festival at Confolens, in Charente. 3. Kinetic art - two Paris galleries and the Museum of Modern Art present exhibitions of Kinetic Art. 4. An old gem found again - after the Central Market of Les Halles moved out of Paris, Parisians rediscovered the Church of Saint-Eustache, a gem of medieval architecture and a regular museum, with an organ which is one of the finest in the world.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314870
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Folklore
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → France - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → France - Social life and customs
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Exhibitions
Crafts & Visual Arts → Church architecture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Kinetic art
Documentary → Documentary films - France
History → France - History - Medieval period, 987-1515
History → Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Music & Performing Arts → Folk songs, French
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)