Son of the White Mare (1981)
A dethroned goddess-turned-horse gives birth to three superpowered sons who set out to save three princesses from three ancient dragons and reclaim their parents' lost kingdom from the underworld.
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Marcell JankovicsWriters:
László György, Marcell JankovicsAll Cast & Crew
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One of the main themes of the movie is repetition and circularity, with which director Marcell Jankovics intended to express, in his words, "the eternal return of time and space, the seasons, and the days". The number 3 has the biggest importance: 3 princesses, 3 dragons, 3 heroes, 3 tries to the tasks needed to be performed. This, along with the numbers 7 and 12, are vital recurring parts of Hungarian folk stories on which the movie was based. Circularity is also expressed in the film's scene compositions and color-palette, which cycles through all the colors of the rainbow, with the colors red and purple deliberately placed next to each other to show where one rainbow ends and another begins.
Goofs
The Hétszünyü Kaponyányimonyók has both of his eyes when dangling from the edge of the hole leading to the Underworld, but in every other scene he only has a single eye.
Crazy Credits
Before the credits begin scrolling, a looped animation of Fanyüvö walking amidst a smoggy, polluted cityscape is played while various eerie, "technological" noises play on the soundtrack. This segment, referencing the 12-headed city dragon Fanyüvö fought in the film, carries an anti-pollution message, and according to the director, it is the most important part of the movie.
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Genres
Animation | Adventure | FantasyDetails
Release Date:
22 October 1981Language
Hungarian
Country of Origin
Hungary
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