The World of Vatican II
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An "artist's report" by Franklin McMahon about the Second Vatican Council (popularly known as Vatican II) which opened in October 1962 under Pope John XXIII and closed at the end of 1965 under Pope Paul VI. McMahon's narration and field recordings act as a soundtrack to his lightly animated drawings of the Vatican and various Catholic leaders.
Credits
Bill Hare (director); Bill Hare (producer); Franklin McMahon (animator); Franklin McMahon (narrator)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Franklin McMahon Collection
Subjects: Christianity; Art; Catholics; Religions
Places: Europe > Italy; Europe > Italy > Rome
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 1,200 feet; Work Prints, 1,200 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/14029; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/14031; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/14033
Subjects: Christianity; Art; Catholics; Religions
Places: Europe > Italy; Europe > Italy > Rome
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 1,200 feet; Work Prints, 1,200 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/14029; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/14031; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/14033
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:24:58