Archangel Gabriel and Mother Goose

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1964

Creator: Jiří Trnka Studio ; directed by Jiří Trnka.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Trnka, Jiří, 1912-1969.; Jiří Trnka studio.; McGraw-Hill Films.

Description: No spoken dialogue (music and effects only).; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; A free adaptation from a story in Boccacio's >>Decameron<<, this film is one of the greatest accomplishments of world famous puppet-animator Jiří Trnka. It tells of a philandering monk who takes advantage of a beautiful lady's secret love for Archangel Gabriel. He decides that the best way to gain the lady's favors is to appear to her in the Archangel's form. To accomplish this, he creates an elaborate disguise, including large goose-feather wings and a golden halo. When he visits her that night, she submits to him in an ecstasy of religious zeal. But finally, the monk is proven a fraud and he flees the city, leaving a foolish mother Goose to reclaim her lost dignity.; PFA 1612-01-8735. Warped but focuses fine; light lines and scratches; color has slight orangish tint

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE