White Mane

In the Camargue, in Southern France. Crin Blanc is a magnificent stallion, leader of a herd of wild horses that are too proud to let themselves be broken in by humans. Only Folco, a young fisherman, manages to tame him.A strong friendship will grow between the boy and the horse. Together, they will go looking for the freedom that humans won’t let them have.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: James Agee, Denys Colomb Daunant, Albert Lamorisse
Cinematography: Edmond Sechan
Editing: Georges Alepee
Sound: Regine Artarit
Music: Maurice Leroux
Actors: Alain Emery (Folco), Laurent Roche, Francois Perier, Pascal Lamorisse, Narration: Jean-Pierre Grenier
Production: Films Montsouris, France
Producers: Albert Lamorisse
Format: 35mm B&W
Production Country: France
Production Year: 1952
Duration: 47

Albert Lamorisse

He was born in Paris in 1922 and began making films in the late 40s. He quickly achieved international recognition for the poetic quality of his short and medium-length films about children and the imagination. He died in a helicopter accident near Tehran in 1970 while shooting a documentary, Le Vent des amoureux.

Filmography

1947 Djerba (doc.)
1950 Bim le petit ane (short)
1952 Crin Blanc (short)
1956 Le Ballon rouge (short)
1962 Le Songe de chevaux sauvages (short)
1960 Le Voyage en ballon
1965 L’Ange dit Fifi la Plume
1978 Le Vent des amoureux (doc.)