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In the Camargue, France, a young boy bonds with a white haired horse that escaped from ranchers.In the Camargue, France, a young boy bonds with a white haired horse that escaped from ranchers.In the Camargue, France, a young boy bonds with a white haired horse that escaped from ranchers.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Jean-Pierre Grenier
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (as J. P. Grenier)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAwards:
- Nominated for the Best Documentary BAFTA Award (1954).
- GoofsDuring the boy's ride, in a quick cut, we see him riding in a curb bit bridle, then in a rope bridle, and back to the curb bit bridle.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Le fils de Gascogne (1995)
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A beautiful and immensely charming film
Not quite as great as The Red Balloon and not as well-known, but White Mane is almost as good and does deserve to be better known than it is. It is a gorgeous-looking film, with the marshlands being both handsome and austere(emphasising the wildness of the two main characters and their adventures) and the black and white photography really is some of the best I've ever seen. White Mane is sensitively scored with a lovely whimsical tone, while the narration is thoughtfully written and poetic, telling the story without trying to explain too much. White Mane has a very sweet and touching story, the wonder of childhood is really charmingly depicted and the film shows also the beauty of nature that will leave one inspired. What was also appealing was the relationship between the boy and the horse which is what anchors the film, a familiar idea but you really do feel the friendship and love between the two. The pacing is deliberate but that said White Mane never came across as dull personally, the relationship between the boy and the horse, the way the film looked and how easy it was to get into the story and its emotions were utterly transfixing. Albert Lamorisse's direction is sensitive and in keeping with White Mane's poetic tone and the acting is great, especially from Alain Emery. He looked adorable and gives a spirited and touching performance, there are scenes where he doesn't say a word but his body language, eyes and face are genuinely telling throughout. The horse was clearly well-trained as well, and the chemistry between the two of them was magic. All in all, immensely charming and beautiful but also sadly criminally underrated. The Red Balloon is slightly better but if you loved that film you will find a huge amount to love about White Mane. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- White Mane: The Wild Horse
- Filming locations
- Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, France(Entire film on location.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,570
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,004
- Nov 18, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $953,041
- Runtime40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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