Aucassin & Nicolette

Duration: 16

Year Published: 1975

Creator: produced by the National Film Board of Canada ; executive producer, Wolf Koenig ; producer, Guy Glover ; animated by Lotte Reininger.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Reininger, Lotte.; Koenig, Wolf.; Glover, Guy.; Martin, Gordon.; Spence, Louise.; Martin, Patricia.; Subert, Jana.; Glover, Rupert.; Larkin, Ryan.; Brosseau, Jean-Marc.; Avoine, Jacques.; Drouin, Jacques.; Joutel, Jean-Pierre.; Huggett, Andrew.; Plessis, Karl du.; Huggett, Margaret.; Podbrey, Maurice.; Huggett Family.; National Film Board of Canada.; University of California (System). Extension Media Center.; Aucassin and Nicolette.

Description: Copyright date on film: 1975.; Running time: 15:40.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Design and direction, Lotte Reininger; assisted by Patricia Martin, Jana Subert; editing, Rupert Glover; titles, Ryan Larkin, Jean-Marc Brosseau; animation camera, Jacques Avoine; music recording, Jacques Drouin; re- recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel; music composed by Andrew Huggett; musical consultant, Karl du Plessis; musicians, The Huggett Family; studio administrator, Louise Spence; associate producer, Gordon Martin.; Narrator, Maurice Podbrey; singer, Margaret Huggett.; An animated version of the medieval tale Aucassin and Nicolette, featuring black silhouettes which move against colorfully painted backgrounds. Aucassin and Nicolette are two young lovers whose parents refuse their marriage. After being separated several times by wars, sea attacks and shipwrecks, the two find each other again, wed, and live happily ever after. --Peter De Domenico, 6/94.; PFA 1608-01-5268. D0004; PFA 1608-01-5268. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 1994 Jun 21 Peter De Domenico; scratches; red; faded; Good condition: color slightly red and faded; moderate scratches throughout; sound distorted, but improves as film progresses; head and tail leader tape-spliced to print; UC EMC logo cement-spliced at head of print; edge code: none

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE