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Title

The Emperor's new clothes [motion picture] / Weston Woods Studios in association with Krátký Film (Prague).

Publication

Weston, CT : Weston Woods, 1989.

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Additional Authors

• Deitch, Gene
• Westcott, Nadine Bernard
• Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875.
• Weston Woods Studios
• Krátký film

Description

1 film reel (8 min.) : sd., col.; 16 mm.

Summary

Colorful animation complements this rollicking rendition of the fairy tale about the imperial clotheshorse. Preoccupied with his royal attire, the emperor falls prey to two swindlers posing as weavers. Their specialty is invisible clothing "only the wise can see." As he marches in stately procession wearing his newly-fashioned garb, the monarch is met by the stunned silence of the multitude. A disingenuous child breaks the collective shock by declaring that the emperor has no clothes on. Realizing his folly, the ruler maintains his regal bearing in the face of derisive laughter and soon wins the respect of his subjects.

Subjects

• Films for preschoolers, Fiction
• Fairy tales
• Pride and vanity > Fiction
• Animated films

Genre/Form

Films for preschoolers, Fiction.

Note

• Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen as retold by Nadine Bernard Westcott.

Credits (note)

• Director, Gene Deitch; music, Ernest Troost.

Title

The Emperor's new clothes [motion picture] / Weston Woods Studios in association with Krátký Film (Prague).

Imprint

Weston, CT : Weston Woods, 1989.

Credits

Director, Gene Deitch; music, Ernest Troost.

Performer

Ian Thompson.

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Added Author

Deitch, Gene.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. Emperor's new clothes.

Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Kejserens nye klæder. English.

Weston Woods Studios.

Krátký film.

Branch Call Number

J M16 A-767 E