SON OF THE WHITE MARE

SON OF THE WHITE MARE (FEHÉRLÓFIA), 1981
Hungary | DCP, Color, 81’ | Hungarian
Director: Marcell Jankovics
Voice Cast: György Cserhalmi, Vera Pap, Gyula Szabó

Son of the White Mare was completed in 1981 and the restored version was released this year. This animated film, with its visual language and design and its use of vibrant colors, is so fascinating that you will not want to blink throughout the screening. Helmed by Hungarian graphic designer and director Marcell Jankovics, the film draws its inspiration from the folktales of nomadic people such as the Scythians, Huns, and Avars. Through the flowing dance of shape-shifting colors the film tells the story of the three sons of a white mare who seek to save the world by destroying the dragons that live among the roots of a giant oak tree under which lies the door to the underworld. The enjoyment of watching the film is even more powerful than its story.