Comments on: Venice film archive: il freddo del ‘29.

By: marisa

marisa — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:15:32 +0000

I haven’t seen them but will check them out when I return in February.

I love coming in February–it’s cold and empty of most tourists and I feel like I have some of my favorite spots to myself.

By: nan

nan — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:13:26 +0000

Have you seen the Gabriel Bella paintings at the Querini Stampalia? He’s not a Venetian Master, but a master chronicler who painted a series of scenes from Venice’s past…including one from when the canals froze that features joyful skaters sashaying to and fro just off the Fondamente Nove.

There’s one room dedicated to these chronicle-type paintings, that include tennis in the court on Calle della Racheta, festivals in San Polo, i cortegiani along the Fondamenta della Sensa, and numerous Piazza events). They’re great fun.

By: marisa

marisa — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:35:27 +0000

My favorite part is the guy walking out to the ship frozen in the ice at the end. It must have been very cold to freeze the canals like that—BRRRRRRR

By: John Clarke

John Clarke — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:46:54 +0000

That’s marvellous. I look forward to seeing more. There was some archive footage featured in Francesco Da Mosto’s ‘Venice’ tv series and it was so evocative to see - like something from another world. And the tourist hats in the old days were much more stylish and sensible!

By: nan

nan — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:29:10 +0000

1929, or so says the archive footage…

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:56:03 +0000

Wow! What year was it that the canals froze?

Donna