Son of the White Mare
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1h 25m
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Directed by Marcell Jankovics | 86 mins | 1981
Spun from a wild Hungarian folk tale, Jankovics’s recently restored feature plays out the epic journey into the underworld undertaken by three heroes named Treeshaker, Stonecrumbler, and Irontemperer. A glowing, full spectrum of color and free intermingling of foreground and background conjure the feel of primal magic, like a myth beheld in a dream.
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