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Here is some footage (1:42) of the Piazza Signoria on the night of the 40th anniversary of the flood. You can see the slideshow in the loggia and the purple lighting, etc. It was a very moving exhibit. We were there that night but only have still images.
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I can't find much news at all about the flood in English. I guess 42 is not a big deal. Of course it is pouring here in Florence today. Here is a slide show I just found on YouTube:
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This is pretty interesting - both the idea (MP3 audio tours to play on your iPod - I thought that was my original idea!) and the content - an audio tour that takes you through Florence and the flood of 1966. We haven't heard this yet - but if anyone does buy this or has heard it in the past, we would like to know what you think (you can tell us in the comments). This (I suppose) is a sample of the... read more.
Here is a video of the flood I had not seen before, with very good color footage:
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I can only find this mentioned in the Italian news sites (in Italian) but basically it sounds like it is a super 8 color film that has never been shown to the public before. It is being presented in the Sala d'arme at the Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza Signoria, every day, for free, from from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. until November 13.
I can't find anything official about it on the Palazzo Vecchio website... read more.
The benefits of studying abroad are seen in this short documentary. The inaugural class of the California State University program in Florence, Italy encountered enormous challenges. Yet, it was character building and created a strong group bond. More than 50 years later, the CSU "Mud Angels" are still close friends.
This short film utilizes images from florence-flood.com that were taken by ... read more.
This is an interesting clip from YouTube that is a mix of some contemporary docudrama looking stuff mixed in with some vintage film of the 1966 flood and work of the mud angels. I am not sure where it was taken from. If you can shed some light on the origins of this please let me know in the comments.
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Here is a really interesting resource - a video on the restoration of books immediately after the flood:
Originally produced by the Royal College of Art, London, 1968.
Book conservators begin to restore the many books damaged by the devastating flood in Florence, Italy in 1966. Peter Waters covers a book in leather. Christopher Clarkson makes a velum binding.
This video is made available from ... read more.
Getty Images has some archival footage of Florence right after the flood. You can watch the clips on their site - or if you are a film maker you can buy what you need for your project.... read more.
This is Florentine native Franco Zeffirelli's short documentary about the flood "Florence: Days of Destruction" which he made to raise awareness of the flood's impact. Released a month after the disaster, it reputedly raised more than $20 million for reconstruction efforts. The narrator is Richard Burton, speaking in Italian allegedly from a phonetic script.... read more.
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40th Anniversary of the Florence flood video
Here is some footage (1:42) of the Piazza Signoria on the night of the 40th anniversary of the flood. You can see the slideshow in the loggia and the purple lighting, etc. It was a very moving exhibit. We were there that night but only have still images.
... read more. 42nd Anniversary of the Flood of 1966
I can't find much news at all about the flood in English. I guess 42 is not a big deal. Of course it is pouring here in Florence today. Here is a slide show I just found on YouTube:
... read more. Florence Flood of 1966 MP3
This is pretty interesting - both the idea (MP3 audio tours to play on your iPod - I thought that was my original idea!) and the content - an audio tour that takes you through Florence and the flood of 1966. We haven't heard this yet - but if anyone does buy this or has heard it in the past, we would like to know what you think (you can tell us in the comments). This (I suppose) is a sample of the... read more. Francesco Corsi, Firenze Alluvione, 4 Novembre 1966
Here is a video of the flood I had not seen before, with very good color footage:
... read more. Mostra e docufilm dedicati all'Alluvione gratuiti a Palazzo Vecchio
I can only find this mentioned in the Italian news sites (in Italian) but basically it sounds like it is a super 8 color film that has never been shown to the public before. It is being presented in the Sala d'arme at the Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza Signoria, every day, for free, from from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. until November 13.
I can't find anything official about it on the Palazzo Vecchio website... read more. New Mud Angels Video
The benefits of studying abroad are seen in this short documentary. The inaugural class of the California State University program in Florence, Italy encountered enormous challenges. Yet, it was character building and created a strong group bond. More than 50 years later, the CSU "Mud Angels" are still close friends.
This short film utilizes images from florence-flood.com that were taken by ... read more. Some more Florence Flood video
This is an interesting clip from YouTube that is a mix of some contemporary docudrama looking stuff mixed in with some vintage film of the 1966 flood and work of the mud angels. I am not sure where it was taken from. If you can shed some light on the origins of this please let me know in the comments.
... read more. The Restoration of Books after the flood
Here is a really interesting resource - a video on the restoration of books immediately after the flood:
Originally produced by the Royal College of Art, London, 1968.
Book conservators begin to restore the many books damaged by the devastating flood in Florence, Italy in 1966. Peter Waters covers a book in leather. Christopher Clarkson makes a velum binding.
This video is made available from ... read more. Video of Piazza Santa Croce after the flood
Getty Images has some archival footage of Florence right after the flood. You can watch the clips on their site - or if you are a film maker you can buy what you need for your project.... read more. Zeffirelli's Florence: Days of Destruction
This is Florentine native Franco Zeffirelli's short documentary about the flood "Florence: Days of Destruction" which he made to raise awareness of the flood's impact. Released a month after the disaster, it reputedly raised more than $20 million for reconstruction efforts. The narrator is Richard Burton, speaking in Italian allegedly from a phonetic script.... read more. Top experiences in and around Florence:
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