French cinemagazine items including: 1. Summer hats - hat models by Barthet. 2. Paris porcelain - an exhibition at Sevres presents a half-century of French porcelain craftsmanship. 3. Simplifying life - the 50th anniversary of the standardisation movement in France. 4. Georges van Parys - France’s leading composer of film music reminisces on his work. 5. Saint Louis, or virtue on the throne - the 700th anniversary of the death of the saintly King Louis IX.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315095
Language
English
Subject categories
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
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion - France
Crafts & Visual Arts → Porcelain
Documentary → Documentary films - France
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion - France
Music & Performing Arts → Composers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)