Valletta Living History

Valletta Living History
Directed by	Vince Briffa
Produced by	Picture Box / MPS (MALTA)
Written by	Jonathan Rich
Starring	Manuel Cauchi
Music by	Noel Calleja
Edited by	Jean Pierre Gatt
Release dates	24 July 2010 (2010-07-24)
Running time	35 minutes
Country	Malta
Language	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Swedish and Japanese

Valletta Living History is a 35 minute audiovisual show depicting the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese. The attraction was created by HD Entertainment Ltd. in Malta in 2010. Falling under the category of a docudrama, the story was penned by international script writer Jonathan Rich who has worked on other docudramas for the BBC. Maltese director, Vice Briffa directed the shooting and Manuel Cauchi is one of the main actors. The story reenacts the Great Siege of Malta and the construction of Valletta, the capital city. It then chronologically goes through the history of Malta with further reenactments of the arrival of Napoleon and French rule, British occupation and 7 June 1919 riots. The show also comprises several computer generated images and archive footage, mainly of the Second World War and the bombardment of Malta. Valletta living History is screened daily at the Embassy Complex in Valletta.^[1]^[2]

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Valletta

History

Architecture

Streets and Piazzas	Republic Street Merchants Street Republic Square St. George's Square St. John's Square

Fortifications	City Gate Fort St. Elmo Lascaris Battery St. James Cavalier St. John's Cavalier Saluting Battery Victoria Gate

Churches	Christ the Redeemer Church of the Jesuits Nibbia Chapel^ Our Lady of Damascus Our Lady of Liesse Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Pilar Our Lady of Victory St. Andrew St. Augustine St. Barbara St. Catherine St. Dominic (Porto Salvo) St. Francis of Assisi St. George St. James St. John's Co-Cathedral St. Lucy St. Mary of Jesus (ta' Ġieżu) St. Mary Magdalene St. Nicholas St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral St. Paul's Shipwreck

Palaces	Admiralty House Auberge d'Allemagne^ Auberge d'Aragon Auberge d'Auvergne^ Auberge de Bavière Auberge de Castille Auberge de France^ Auberge d'Italie Auberge de Provence Casa Rocca Piccola Grandmaster's Palace Hostel de Verdelin Messina Palace Palazzo Correa^ Palazzo Ferreria Palazzo Parisio Spinola Palace

Museums	Fortifications Interpretation Centre Lascaris War Rooms Malta Postal Museum National Museum of Archaeology National Museum of Fine Arts National War Museum Palace Armoury

Gardens	Ġnien is-Sultan^ Hastings Gardens Lower Barrakka Gardens Upper Barrakka Gardens

Other	Bakery^ Banca Giuratale Bibliotheca Casa del Commun Tesoro Castellania Courts of Justice building La Borsa Main Guard Malta Stock Exchange Manoel Theatre Mediterranean Conference Centre (Sacra Infermeria) Monte di Pietà Parliament House Ponsonby's Column^ Royal Opera House^ Slaves' Prison^ Triton Fountain Valletta Market (Is-Suq tal-Belt)

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References

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