Son of the White Mare – Annecy Classics

With Annecy Classics, the Festival pays tribute to timeless shorts and features to remind us of the great moments in the history of animation. It highlights avant-garde techniques, the journey of brilliant directors, and celebrates key events. Take a break and rediscover the great animated classics!

Follow Fehérlófia, the son of the white mare, in his quest to save 3 princesses held captive in the Underworld by ferocious dragons.

Inspired by popular Hungarian fables by László Arany, Son of the White Mare holds a special place in the history of animation film. An abstract version of fables, both in its visual representation and storytelling, a radical example of the ornamental style, the film produces a dreamlike visual world, which is created by constantly metamorphosing colours and recurring images of lightening, sparks and mandalas. Most notably, the work was selected at the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival in the list of the 50 greatest animated films of all time.

A must-see psychedelic journey!

Also, Tamasa Distribution will soon be releasing the film in theatres and on video in France.

Marcell Jankovics has just left us at the age of 79. In this documentary from the Hungarian National Film Archives, he is talking about Son of the White Mare.