| Angel | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Derek May |
| Written by | Derek May |
| Produced by | Guy Glover |
| Cinematography | Martin Duckworth |
| Edited by | Ron Alexander (sound) |
| Music by | Leonard Cohen The Stormy Clovers |
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Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,467[1] |
Angel is a 1966 experimental animated short directed by Derek May and produced by Guy Glover for the National Film Board of Canada.[2]
In it, a young man, a girl and a dog play in the snow and attempt to fly.[3]
The film was shot against a snowscape and then stripped of grayscale to create a pure white background.[4] It features music by Leonard Cohen, performed by The Stormy Clovers.[5]
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.
... 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.
... 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 ...