南仏カマルグの荒地に、野生馬の一群が生息していた。地元の牧童たちは群れのリーダー、“白いたてがみ”を何とかして捕らえようとするが、逃げられるばかり。そんなある日、漁師の少年フォルコが、ついに牧童たちに捕らわれた“白いたてがみ”の姿を目撃。フォルコは彼を牧童から守りたいと願うが……。＜1953年のカンヌ国際映画祭でグランプリに輝いたアルベール・ラモリス監督の名作。南フランスの荒地を舞台に、“白いたてがみ”と呼ばれる美しい荒馬と、彼と心を通わせ、次第に強いきずなで結ばれる少年の物語が展開する。歳月を経ても決して色あせることのない、アルベール監督の作品世界が感動的。シンプルなストーリーとナレーション、さらにはモノクロームの映像で構成された、まさに伝説の一作。＞
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監督: Albert Lamorisse
脚本: Denys Colomb de Daunant / Albert Lamorisse
音楽: Maurice Le Roux
制作: Albert Lamorisse
撮影監督: Edmond Séchan
制作会社: Films Montsouris
When a beautiful, wild, white stallion is manoeuvred into a coral he steadfastly refuses to have anything to do with his new human captors - and pretty soon escapes their custody. The young fisherman "Folco" (Alain Emery) who lives with his grandfather nearby, watches these chases and soon becomes fascinated with this beautiful animal. He determines to try and make friends - but can it avoid the constantly pursuing, relentless, and increasingly cruel wranglers long enough to let him? This is where serendipity takes an hand and offers the young lad an opportunity, assuming he can master aquaplaning, to befriend the creature. There's some beautiful photography of the wild horses here - galloping, frolicking, rutting and the storyline is peppered with a gentle sense of humour. I am sure I even saw a look of disdainful pity coming from the horse as his personal gadfly persists, and persists. Whilst this is essentially a story about a boy's affections, it also invites us to remember that this animal has a place within the hierarchy of it's own kind, and it also has a need to be around them too. Some sort of balance might need to be in order for any satisfaction to be achieved - though maybe not quite the one we are offered in conclusion here!
