ITALY: The Feast of the Universities, carnival revels (1931)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The Feast of the Universities, Italy (missing caption suggests First Year carnival is held). Good shots? Full Description: ITALY: EXT Feast of the Universities, festival procession begins with characters wearing large 'top hats' riding on donkeys / Floats through packed crowd / Festivallers pumping equipment / Carnivallers dressed in blackface costume dancing / More of float, one pulled by cows / Close shot of carnival performer showing tongue to camera, wearing straw-like wig / More of dancing Background: The Feast of the Universities, Italy (missing caption suggests First Year carnival is held). Good shots of unusual revelry. FILM ID: VLVA725OU8E5JV9P3K6N0Y31KH48Y To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters