The Archangel Gabriel and Mother Goose

For mature audiences.; Based on a story from Boccaccio's Decameron.; Original release title in Czechslovakia: Archandel Gabriel a Pani Husa.; Copyright notice: c 1969 Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill, Inc.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.; Camera, Jiri Safar.; In this puppet animation set against the background of Renaissance Venice, a philandering monk takes advantage of a beautiful lady's secret love for the Archangel Gabriel. He appears to her disguised in the Archangel's form with large goose-feather wings and a golden halo. The lady submits to him in an ecstasy of religious fervor. The monk, however, is proven a fraud and forced to flee the city, leaving a foolish Mother Goose to reclaim her lost honor.; No dialogue.; Exhibited at the Third International Tournée of Animation, 1970.; PFA 1612-01-13995. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2010/01 /22 Color almost completely pink.