Valerie's stained glass window (France)

Canada, 1978

Film
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Episode of Series “World cultures and youth”.
The town of Chatres near Paris, with its famous cathedral, is the home of sixteen year old Valerie Foucault, an apprentice in the craft of stained glass. As well as showing Valerie learning some of the techniques of this ancient craft, and creating her first stained glass window, the film provides background information on aspects of French history and civilization.

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Credits

director

Paul Saltzman

production company

Sunrise Films

Duration

00:24:18:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1978

Appears in

World cultures and youth

Group of items

World cultures and youth

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015225

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Stained glass industry

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement

Crafts & Visual Arts → Chatres - Cathedrale de Chatres

Crafts & Visual Arts → Glass painting and staining

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

History → Chatres - Cathedrale de Chatres

History → France - History

History → Historic buildings

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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