Marcell Jankovics' Animated 'Son of the White Mare' Goes Behind the Beyond
Marcell Jankovics’ animated psychedelic powerhouse of a film, Son of the WhiteMare, transports viewers to a world where horses give birth to humans, long-lost siblings meet and pledge loyalty to one another on a whim, and ‘dragons’ package themselves in humanoid form. And that’s merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this recently restored classic. Based on Hungarian folktales, Jankovics’ film (dedicated to all “nomadic peoples”) follows Treeshaker, the eponymous son of the white mare, as he journeys into the underworld to save three princesses from the captivity of t...
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