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- 1955-1958 (Creation)
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1 cinefilm (Regular 8mm)
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1955-1958; unedited film material. The film recording consists of the wedding ceremony of Maurice Mifsud Bonnici and Loulou Pizzuto, followed by the wedding reception and their honeymoon in Gozo. Xlendi, Ta' Pinu Sanctuary, Dwejra, Ramla Bay, Comino and Sliema Creek make an appearance in the in the recording. The other part of the recording was shot in England while the Mifsud Bonnici family were visiting Maurice's sister, Doris, her husband Basil Rosser and their family.
00.00-05.28: Wedding ceremony and reception of Maurice Mifsud Bonnici and Loulou Pizzuto, July 1955;
05.28-09.23: Maurice and Loulou Mifsud Bonnici's honeymoon. Basil Rosser and his wife Doris nee Mifsud Bonnici (Maurice's elder sister) are seen accompanying the newly-weds in Gozo and Comino, 1955;
09.23-10.53: Maurice and Loulou Mifsud Bonnici's young son, Mark, with friends, 1957;
10.53-11.11: Maurice Mifsud Bonnici after a fishing session and showing off the day's catch 1950s;
11.11-12.33: Maurice, Loulou, Mark Mifsud Bonnici and Carmen Pizzuto at the Mifsud Bonnici residence at Sliema, 1957-1958;
12.33-16.04: The Mifsud Bonnici family in Scarbourough, UK, visiting Doris nee Mifsud Bonnici and her husband Basil Rosser and their children, 1958.
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Technical Identification (original/physical copy): film reel Regular 8mm, acetate, colour, silent. Duration: 16:04 minutes. Condition: Good
Technical Identification (digital copy): Size and dimensions MP4: 551 MB (578,315,665 bytes); Frame: 1280 x 720; Frame rate: 23.98 frames/second; Total bitrate: 4795 kbps.
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Original found at Maurice Mifsud Bonnici
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Internal relationship: Related to Maurice Mifsud Bonnici interview and photographic materials
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Location: Malta; Gozo; United Kingdom. Author: Maurice Mifsud Bonnici
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The digital copy was created in 2019 by Magna Zmien
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General keywords: Internees, Shelters, Black market, Refugees, Victory Kitchens, Hunger, Air raids, Fascism, Umberto Primo school, Fascist songs, Fear, Sanitation, Prisoners of war (POWs), Diseases, George Cross
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Date of cataloguing: 10/03/2020