The Venice Gondola Pageant

Australia, 1986

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Episode number 5 of Series “A World of Festivals”.
Once a year the gondoliers of Venice compete for the honour of being the fastest gondolier. This video looks at all of the pageantry which accompanies this event as well as touring Venice itself, describing a little of its history and crafts, including the construction of the gondolas themselves, and what it is like to live there.

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Credits

director

Barry Sloane

producer

Joy Barrow

production company

Barinder Productions

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1986

Appears in

A World of Festivals

Group of items

A World of Festivals

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302637

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Europe

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Venice (Italy)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boats and boating

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boats and boating

Places → Venice (Italy)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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