Ava & Gabriel ArtMattan Productions

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Infobase, film distributor.

ArtMattan Productions (Firm)

Language:

English

Spanish

Genre:

Internet videos

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 30 min., 2 sec)) sound

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Distributed by Infobase, 2016

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : ArtMattan Productions , [1990]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned

System Details:

Streaming video file

System requirements: FOD playback platform

video file

Summary:

Directed by Felix de Rooy. The story takes place on the island of Curacao in the late Forties. Upon request of Father Fidelius, parish priest of St. Anna's, the Surinam painter Gabriel Goedbloed arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in St. Anna's Church. The drama unfolds from different angles. First the clergy and locals are confused by the fact that the painter is black, originating from Surinam, but resettled in The Hague, where he received a fine arts education. The close knit Antillian society did not welcome strangers who would not conform to their colonial way of life in those days. Contributing factors arise when he chooses a young teacher, Miss Ava Recordina, who is from mixed origin, to be his model for the painting of the Virgin Mary. Ava is engaged to the white police major Carlos Zarius who is not too happy with his fiancé posing for the painter. The fact that the Dutch Governor's wife, Louise van Hansschot, is interested in Gabriel also fuels the tension. In the end, Gabriel Goedbloed falls victim to the controversies, hypocrisies and intrigues that have arisen around his person and his paintings. Countries of Production: The Netherlands and Curacao. Some World Cinema titles may contain mature themes or content. Viewer discretion is advised

Contents:

Ava and Gabriel (30:02); Sample (23:19);

Notes:

Originally released by ArtMattan Productions , 1990

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 26, 2016

Title from distributor's description

OCLC:

1143543264

Publisher Number:

110349 Infobase

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license