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Albert Lamorisse directed the classic The Red Baloon, but this is his prior film, black and white, about a boy and a wild horse in the spectacular, wild territory of the Camargue in France. The Camargue is a vast salt plain and the home of the only wild horses in Europe. People live in weird, white houses which look like they were formed of wet sand -- it is tropical and also home to huge native flocks of flamingos.Everyone wants to capture the king of the wild horses, but White Mane instinctively knows that only the boy understands and loves him.
About an hour long, nearly silent, deeply moving and some of the best cinematography ever, in any film.
