Quaintest Of All Carnivals (1926)

Binche, Belgium. Title: “Quaintest of all Carnivals. ’Gilles’ (Carnival Clowns) wearing gorgeous plumes of great value, dance up and down the Town“. High angled shot of a carnival procession coming down a town street, densely packed crowds line the way. High angles shot of the procession; the tall white plumes of the ’Gilles’ can be seen clearly. Various shots of the ’Gilles’ dancing down the street, bells hang from their brightly patterned suits, huge white umbrellas of feathers stick out from their head-dresses. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont Br