White Mane (The Criterion Collection)
by Albert Lamorisse
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Actor: Alain Emery, Clan-Clan, Francois Perie, Laurent Roche, Pascal LamorisseDirector: Albert Lamorisse
Brand: Criterion
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 40 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Criterion Collection
Movie Reviews of White Mane (The Criterion Collection)
Movie Review: Could be the Most Beautiful Black and White Cinematography Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I gasp at the beauty of this film...the only way to describe it is to imagine a nature photograph of Edward Weston or Ansel Adams coming to life. The story is simple enough. A wild horse that runs free in the South of France is captured by some French "cowboys", yet refuses to be tamed and breaks free. Despite several efforts of the cowboys to retrieve this pick of the horses, White Mane will only allow himself to be handled by a young boy - the son of a fisherman in harmony with nature. But it is not the story that makes this film sing...it is the combination of some of the most beautiful, lyrical images I have ever seen on the screen, the folk music of the South of France, and the very sparse narration in the French language. So therefore, it is a film where nature in the raw unfolds before our eyes...without distractions of unnecessary conversation or sentimental music.
A few words about the fighting among the horses. Everyone knows this is common to determine status and rank in the herd. That is reality...in the animal world and, alas, in the human world also. What the film does is depict "White Man" as he truly is, wild. untamed, and even a little brutal.
This is poetry in film, plain and simple. This is allegory. And it is even ballet as the music - when it is played - is coordinated so perfectly with the movement of the cowboys or the horse. If you are someone who finds joy in watching a jackrabbit scampering along the cracked earth with a wild stallion accompanying his rhythms, then this is the film for you.
Summary of White Mane (The Criterion Collection)
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?MPAA Rating: G
?Format: DVD
?Runtime: 40 minutes
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