Film Record: Firenze, Queen of the Arts

Still image from Firenze, Queen of the Arts in Movie Makers, Dec. 1953, 320.

Date produced: 1953

Filmmaker(s):

Oscar H. Horovitz

Languages:

English

Length:

400 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Magnetic

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1953 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"Oscar H. Horovitz, in Firenze, Queen of the Arts, has once again produced an excellent record of a city, turning this time to Firenze (Florence), the Tuscan capital of the Italian Renaissance. Firenze is a monochromatic city of varying tones of brown, but a most attractive one as Mr. Horovitz has shown, existing today just as it did during the 16th Century. Belying the film's title, however, the many art treasures for which this city is justly famed are ignored, the filmer desiring apparently to show Firenze through an architectural eye. The film is, nevertheless, interesting, with lively pace and plenty of human interest. Here is a rewarding excursion to one of the fabulous cities of our time." Movie Makers, Dec. 1953, 334.

Locations:

• Florence, Italy (Filming)

Subjects:

•      Geography
•      Italy

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

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