White Mane

aka: Crin-Blanc
France 1953, 40 minutes
Dir. Albert Lamorisse
In English, French with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Classics, Family

Topics: Animal Antics.

Feat. Alain Emery

Aroview: Striking, allegorical children's fable from the dir. of THE RED BALLOON concerns the taming of an unruly ‘white mane’ by a young boy, and his flight from poachers intent on ensnaring the precious horse.

With its haunting black-and-white photography, several bravura sequences, and beguiling, abstract ending this, like its more famous successor, is sure to linger long in the memories of viewers of all ages.

NZ International Film Festival 2008