Exhibition Of Ceylon Fine Arts (1959)

Russia, Soviet Union (USSR). Russian Title ’Art of the Ancient Nation’. Long shot of tropical beach with palm trees in foreground. LS. Rooftops of unknown town in Soviet Union, possibly Moscow. Various shots of the people walking around exhibition of Ceylon arts in Russia. Various close up shots of the exhibits - painting, wood carvings, articles made of black wood, rosewood and sandal wood, silver chiselling, costumes and masks for ritual dances, etc. Various shots of people at exhibition including Mr Malalasekera, Ceylon Ambassador in Soviet Union. (Lav.) Date found in the old record - 12/02/1959. 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 the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1