The Green Bird Video

Carlo Gozzi's The Green Bird is a commedia dell' arte masterpiece and a sequel to The Love of Three Oranges. Gozzi relates the adventures of the twins, Renzo and Barbarina, in their search for "the green bird." This film of a performance directed by Giovanni Poli is a unique guide to commedia dell' arte - its movements, sight gags, "shticks," as well as its stock commedia characters. 35 minutes, color, sound.