- Title: F-9132
- Summary: VENICE, QUEEN CITY OF THE ADRIATIC: EXPLAINS THE UNUSUAL LOCATION OF VENICE, WHICH IS BUILT ON ISLANDS. THE ORIGIN OF THE CITY, IT'S RISE TO POWER & WEALTH THROUGH TRADE, ITS DECLINE WITH THE COMING OF NEW TRADE ROUTES AND ITS PRESENT-DAY LIFE ARE EXPLAINED & SHOWN. FAMOUS HISTORICAL SCENES OF VENICE AND THE INDUSTRIES FOUND IN THE CITY TODAY ARE ALSO INCLUDED. QUEEN CITY OF THE ADRIATIC. NORTHERN ITALY. EUROPEAN CITIES.
- Description:00:23:55 - VENICE, CIRCA 1951. CANAL BOATS. GONDOLAS THROUGH CANALS. GONDOLIER. BUILT ON A GROUP OF SMALL ISLANDS. ISLETS WITHIN A LAGOON. 00:24:34 - MAP OF ITALY. VENICE. ROME. GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF ITALY SHOWS ROUTES INVADERS TOOK THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SMALL GROUP OF ISLANDS. TRADE ROUTES FROM EUROPE TO ASIA. 1000 AD. PORTS. COMMERCE 00:26:15 - VIEWS OF VENICE, 1951. PALACE WITH MANY ARCHES. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. ST, MARK'S CATHEDRAL. BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE. CLOCK TOWER, RENAISSANCE DESIGN. WIDE VARIETY OF BUILDING STYLES WITHIN ONE CITY 00:27:11 - GROUP OF BUILDINGS KNOWN AS THE ARSENAL. MANY STATUES IN THE COURTYARD 00:27:32 - HS GONDOLAS ON THE GRAND CANAL "THE MAIN STREET OF VENICE" 00:27:43 - RIALTO BRIDGE 00:27:54 - MERCHANT HOMES ALONG THE CANAL 00:28:09 - POV ON GONDOLA THROUGH CANAL 00:28:15 - CANDY STRIPED PILINGS FOR MOORING. RED & WHITE POLES. COLORS INDICATE WHICH FAMILY OWNED THEM 00:28:23 - POV FROM CANAL 00:28:29 - MAP OF ITALY, VENICE. SHIPPING ROUTE AROUND AFRICA, REACHING INDIA AND CHINA BY SEA. 00:29:04 - BUSY HARBOR, FISHING BOATS, BARGES 00:29:11 - NARROW STREETS OF VENICE. BOAT PASSES UNDER BRIDGE. 00:29:28 - PUSHING CARGO BOAT WITH POLE. POLING BARGE THROUGH CANAL 00:29:41 - STEAM LAUNCH CARRIES PASSENGERS ALONG CANAL, DROPPING PASSENGERS OFF. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 00:29:54 - OPEN AIR MARKET. PEOPLE FOOD SHOPPING BUYING PRODUCE AT THE DOCK MERCHANTS SELLING FOOD IN WOODEN CRATES 00:30:06 - LOADING CRATES OF FOOD ONTO BOAT 00:30:10 - ISLANDS, VENICE FARMLANDS. CANALS INSTEAD OF COUNTRY LANES 00:30:24 - FISHING BOATS. FISHERMAN LIFTS HIS TRAPS 00:30:37 - CU PIECE OF GLASS IN RED HOT OVEN. MAKING ORNAMENTAL GLASS. CU PIECES OF VENETIAN GLASS 00:30:52 - ARTISANS MAKING LACE. LACE MAKING. 00:31:05 - SHIPPING. POLING BARGE THROUGH CANAL. LOADING CARGO ONTO SHIP 00:31:24 - EARLY 1950s CARS ON HIGHWAY CAUSEWAY FROM THE MAINLAND 00:31:31 - MODERN GARAGE FOR TOURSITS TO PARK THEIR CARS 00:31:41 - POV ON A GONDOLA IN VENICE. VENETIAN TAXI SERVICE. GONDOLEERS. 00:32:00 - PALACE NOW USED AS A MUSEUM FOR VENETIAN ART. SEEN FROM BOAT ON CANAL 00:32:08 - WAITER SERVES DINERS EATING ALFRESCO IN VENICE 00:32:16 - PAN HOTEL ALONG CANAL 00:32:22 - FEEDING PIGEONS IN ST. MARK'S SQUARE, MAN FEEDS BIRD FROM HIS HAND. CATHEDRAL 00:32:31 - LIDO BEACH, VENICE. TOURISTS AT THE BEACH 00:32:44 - MONTAGE VENICE CIRCA EARLY 1950s. SQUARE. GONDOLAS ON CANAL WOMAN MAKING LACE. GLASS MAKING. 00:33:05 - VENICE FROM CANAL. POLING BOAT. SAIL BOAT. 00:33:15 - HIGH PAN VENICE 00:33:24 - TILT UP CLOCK TOWER IN PUBLIC SQUARE 00:33:33 - SUNSET OVER VENICE HARBOR 00:33:38 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1951
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: F-9132