The Champagne Fete (1926)

Rheims, France. Title: “The Champagne Fete. Picturesque pageant revived for the first time since 1881“. High angled L/S of a carnival procession coming up a crowd lined country road. The procession passes a church, one of the floats has a gigantic model of a spinning wheel on it. L/S of a very large float passing the church (could be the cathedral). The float comprises of three sections, each section has a large painting on fabric stretched across it, the first section emits clouds of smoke. More shots of floats coming up a crowd lined street; one has a brass band on, another a dragon model, one carries the carnival queen and princesses. 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 fro