The Archangel Gabriel and Mother Goose

Duration: 30

Year Published: 1965

Creator: produced at the Short Film Studio Prague ; script and direction, Jiri Trnka.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Trnka, Jiří, 1912-1969, direction, writing.; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone.; Šafář, Jiří, camera/lighting.; Krátký film.; Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill.

Description: 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.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE