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The Phoenix

Title
The Phoenix [videorecording] / National Film Board of Canada ; produced by Bill Pettigrew and Gayle Thomas.
Publication
New York : The Board, 1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Thomas, Gayle
  • Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 1893-
  • National Film Board of Canada
Description
1 videocassette (11 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
The ancient myth of the phoenix, the magical bird with the miraculous power of self-regeneration, is reborn with a modern twist in this animated adaptation. Lord Strawberry, owner of the world's finest collection of birds, is determined to add the exotic phoenix to his aviary. Many imitations are dispatched until he finally finds the coveted bird in the Arabian desert and brings it home. Alas, Lord Strawberry dies penniless and his executors sell the bird at auction to a Mr. Poldero, the avaricious proprietor of Poldero's Wizard and Wonderland. For a while, the sublimely plumed bird becomes the highlight of the circus sideshow and enthralls the visitors who throng to see it. However, the fickle crowd soon diverts its attention to the livelier antics of the gum-chewing baboons. Mr. Poldero is outraged until he discovers the phoenix's amazing ability to ignite itself and arise from the ashes of its nest. He then plots a spectacular way to make his former star attraction pay. In the film's ironic denouement, the phoenix exacts its own revenge.
Subject
  • Animals > Fiction
  • Fables
  • Birds > Fiction
  • Animated films
Note
  • Based on the story by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
Credits (note)
  • Producer, director, animator, Gayle Thomas; narrator, Lister Sinclair.
Title
The Phoenix [videorecording] / National Film Board of Canada ; produced by Bill Pettigrew and Gayle Thomas.
Imprint
New York : The Board, 1990.
Credits
Producer, director, animator, Gayle Thomas; narrator, Lister Sinclair.
Performer
Voices: Brian George, Susan Glover, David Francis.
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Added Author
Thomas, Gayle.
Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 1893- Phoenix.
National Film Board of Canada.
Branch Call Number
J VTH 1981 P
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