Italy In Wales (1962)

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Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales. L/S of a continental style quay beside Tremadoc Bay with hills in the background. M/S of a waiter serving drinks to people sitting under sunshades on a terrace. M/S of a couple drinking cocktails. Low angle shot of pink Italianesque folly. M/S of pretty Battery Square. Low angle shot of a ram-shaped sign hanging from a shop. M/S of a woman looking over a terrace, behind her are more continental style buildings. L/S of a couple walking past a fountain, in the background is a roman folly and a large house on a hill. M/S of a woman walking her dogs past some gardens and a tower. Low angle shot of an ivy covered church spire. M/S of Portmeirion's creator, Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis, sitting on the wall of a mosaic terrace. Three men enter carrying an urn that they place next to Clough. C/U of the elderly Clough - his dream was to bring a piece of Italy to Wales. M/S of an archway between two shops. M/S of a mother with two children looking through a shop window talking to the shopkeeper. C/U of a dress in the shop window. M/S, looking through the ornate Angel gate, of an artist painting gardens filled with towers and follies. C/U of the artist painting. M/S of a waitress serving people sitting outside a quaint cafe. C/U of 'The Ship Shop' sign. C/U of another sign. C/U of a painted post with a head carved at the top, tilt down to reveal it is a petrol pump, a man is filling his tank. M/S of an arch, a woman is looking at hats dangling outside a shop. Another woman comes out of the shop. M/S of the first woman trying on a hat. C/U of the woman trying on a different hat. M/S of a woman strolling beneath classical columns. M/S of the columns with houses in the background. L/S of people walking through a ruined folly covered in ivy. L/S of the gardens outside a large villa, Trinity House. M/S of a woman walking in a garden. L/S of a woman sitting on a lawn going down to the quayside. Cuts exist - please see separate record. FILM ID:183.09 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/

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  1. Dogs in the Village. They don't allow that now. Wish they did because my king charles wants to visit. What does my dog have to do to get there, resign?


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