50th Anniversary Film Screening
Florence: Days of Destruction (1966), a documentary film by Franco Zeffirelli
Narrated by Richard Burton
Introduced by Diane Ahl
The University of Maryland Libraries shares a digital restoration of famed Italian director Franco Zeffirelli’s only documentary. Filmed in the days during and immediately following the catastrophic flood of the Arno River in Florence in 1966 and narrated by Richard Burton, the documentary reportedly raised $20 million for the international relief effort to rescue and salvage the cultural history of the city.
sponsored by: Friends of Skillman Library
contact: Elaine Stomber