The World Famous “Flower Carpets“ Of Genzano (1933)

Full title reads: “Rome. The World famous ’flower carpets’ of Genzano. Record crowd flock to see the annual contest held every year since 1778. Many tons of multi-coloured flowers are used.“ Rome, Italy. Crowds watch as men painstakingly lay out thousands of flower petals on cobbled road. They are forming them in to beautiful pictures. Various shots of men at work on their flowery creations. Some of the pictures have religious overtones. CU nozzle of water sprayer being used to keep flowers moist. More shots of people laying out flowers. Shot of the Via Liva (sp?) with the flower pictures running along it. Crowds of people look from the side. 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