Sicily (1961)

Sicily, Italy. L, S of Mazzaro Bay; M, Ss of people eating at an open air restaurant of a hotel in Taormina. Interesting C, U of a road mirror that shows a view of the road and town in reverse as three people on a scooter drive past. L, S of a tourist bus parked at Cartel Mola, a point on the island which is 4000 ft above sea level; a cafe in the square has a sunterrace on the roof. Various shots of the ruins of a Roman theatre; Mount Etna can be seen in the background. M, S of Italian ( ) tourists as a man takes a photograph. M, S of a Roman soldier puppet as commentator talks of the local art of puppetry. M, S of a woman looking at souvenirs outside shops in the Courso Umberto; C, U of carved and painted panels showing battles of Sicily; M, S of a small painted cart which the area is famous for. In Taormina, we see another female tourist looking at a large cart with carved and painted panels. Another woman in a ludicrous straw hat looks at the feathered plumes of a horse s headdress and costume.