The Black Stallion

Boy meets horse. An ode to the friendship between man and animal, whose lyrical images of nature and landscapes rank among the most beautiful in US cinema.

After a shipwreck, young Alec finds himself stranded on a deserted island. The only other survivor is a wild black Arabian stallion. In ›The Black Stallion‹, action and drama alternate with quiet moments that turn into cinematic poetry. In one of these almost silent scenes of purely visual narration, the boy baits the shy animal into a beach cove with the help of seaweed. The sea water sparkles, silhouettes emerge in the evening glow – as in a dance, each of their steps is chosen with care, until trust and companionship become possible. ›The Black Stallion‹ thus celebrates the utopia of a harmony between man and nature. Its fragility is made evident when, upon returning to civilization, the newly formed friendship is faced with difficult challenges.

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