The King Of Italy (1926)

Italy. Title: “The King of Italy reviews the Libyan-Italian Cavalry in Rome“. M/S of a group of men in military uniform walking past some railings onto a field. The diminutive King Victor Emmanuel walks in the middle of the group, he wears a military uniform and (like the men around him) a black armband. M/S of the King talking to the military officers around him. M/S of the cavalry galloping past the camera. L/S of the cavalry riding past, the riders stand on the saddles, some crack long whips. L/S of the cavalry riding past, this time some of the riders hang upside down or do handstands on their saddles. L/S of the King and his entourage watching from a balcony. M/S of a cavalry man on horseback; he forces the animal to lie down on its side. M/S of two cavalry men laying on top of their horses; the nudge the animals who role over and stand up with their riders on their backs. M/S of a soldier presenting himself in front of the King and his entourage. The King shakes the soldier’s han