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MUSEUM of DREAMWORLDS

MUSEUM of DREAMWORLDS

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Città Eterna, La (Original)

1911

Alternative Titles

The Eternal City (Alternative)

BFI identifier

14534

Synopsis

Rome (the "Eternal City"). Main title (5). LS of the skyline of Rome dominated by the dome of St. Peter's with a fountain in the foreground (25). "The Palace of the Caesars" (28). Sunset (?) over the Palace which is seen in silhouette (52). "The Great Circus" (54). Pan left to right of the Colosseum (73). LS of arch (Constantine?) with friar walking in foreground (83). LS of fountain with theCircular Temple in background (92). "The Sacred River" (95). Bridge over the Tiber by the Castel Sant' Angelo, pan left to right along the arches (125). LS of ruined arch in river, pan right to show the Tiber Island (145). "The Bridges of the Tiber" (148). Sunset (?) on the river showing a bridge with four angels on the central span (same one as by the Castel Sant' Angelo ?)(172). MS of the angels, all in silhouette (182). "The Giants of Pincius" (184). MS in silhouette of a standing woman flanked by two recumbent men (190). "Roman sun-set" (193). LS over garden terraces with city in the background (215). Sunset over piazza with St. Peter's in the background; people cross the piazza (234ft). Note: Incomplete. (Shotlist)


Production Country: Italy
Production Company: Pasquali
BFI Category: Non Fiction
Source: N/A

Cast

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Credits

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Film Technical Information

Original Length: N/A
Length of BFI Viewing Print: 233 ft
Support: Viewable
Black and White
Format: 35 mm

Comments on the print:

An analysis of this film as a travelogue of interest is pending.