Angel (1966 film) explained
Angel is a 1966 experimental animated short directed by Derek May and produced by Guy Glover for the National Film Board of Canada.[1]
In it, a young man, a girl and a dog play in the snow and attempt to fly.[2]
The film was shot against a snowscape and then stripped of grayscale to create a pure white background.[3] It features music by Leonard Cohen, performed by The Stormy Clovers.[4]
Awards
- 19th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: First Prize, Arts and Experimental, 1967
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver: Honourable Mention, 1967
- Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Chris Certificate, Graphic Arts, 1967
- Festival of Canadian Films - Montreal International Film Festival, Montreal: Special Mention, Short Films, 1967[5] [6]
Works cited
Notes and References
- Web site: Angel . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 6 March 2023.
- Book: Brooklyn. Public Library . 1971 film catalog . 1971 . s.n. . 4– . Angel 7 min. BW A young man, a girl and a dog play in the snow. The film and the action are overexposed giving the effect ... written by Derek May. Music by Leonard Cohen. National Film Board of Canada; Contemporary/McGraw-Hill. 1966..
- Book: Gary Evans . In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989 . registration . 1991 . University of Toronto Press . 978-0-8020-2784-9 . 157– . ... telephoto lens to observe a long-distance bicycle race in Quebec; a year later, in 1966, Derek May's seven-minute short Angel ($7,467) demonstrated the fascinating uses of high-contrast images in a fantasy, with poetry by Leonard Cohen..
- Book: Journal of Canadian Studies: Revue D'études Canadiennes . 1981 . Trent University . 37– . ... May's work forms itself rather neatly into four distinct groups, and for the purposes of this essay I will approach the films in pairs: Angel (1966) and Pandora (1971), ... Set to the wistful and vital music of Leonard Cohen, Angel uses a pair of angel's wings that the man wants to borrow ....
- Web site: Angel . 1966 . Film Collection . National Film Board of Canada Web site . 2009-08-31.
- News: Ryan . Terry . Derek May: a cosmic weatherman . 6 October 2016 . Montreal Gazette . 27 September 1969.
