Son of the White Mare
Marcell Jankovics / HU, 1981 / 80 min.
Arguably one of the greatest animated films of all time, Marcell Jankovics' cutting-edge masterpiece is an adaptation of the ancient legends of the early nomadic Steppe people.
The film has a rather special position in the history of animated film, because it can be best described as an abstract version of tales, both in its visual representation and its storytelling. Being a radical example of the ornamental style, the film produces a dreamlike visual world, which is created from the continuous presence of metamorphoses, changing of colours, and recurring images of lightnings, shatters, and mandala. Son of the White Mare is quite simply: a trip through myths and folklore!
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Director
Marcell Jankovics
Production year
1981
Country
HU
Original title
Fehérlófia
Length
80 min.
Language
Hungarian
Format
DCP
Part of
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