Son of the White Mare (Hungarian: Fehérlófia) is a 1981 Hungarian animatedfantasyadventure film directed by Marcell Jankovics.[1] The story's main character is Fehérlófia (Son of the White Mare), who has superhuman powers.[2] It is based on the narrative poetry, under the same title, from László Arany and ancient Hunnic, Avaric and Hungarian legends; as a tribute to ancient steppe peoples.
Fanyüvő (Treeshaker) is born as the third son of a horse, and he gains his power by suckling the horse's milk. He listens to old tales, mostly about the Forefather and the end of his reign, caused by evil humanoid dragons freed by the three wives of the three sons of the Forefather. After the horse's death, Fanyüvő decided to search and destroy the dragons, who seized power over the world. He met his two brothers, Kőmorzsoló (Stonecrumbler) and Vasgyúró (Ironrubber), who each have superhuman abilities also. In search of the Underworld's entrance (home of the humanoid dragons), they accommodate themselves in a tree hollow. One of them stays there every day, in order to cook porridge and make rope while the other two search for the entrance. An ancient and mischievous creature, Hétszűnyű Kapanyányi Monyók (Sevenwinged Skullsized Gnome) keeps asking them to give him some porridge. Kőmorzsoló and Vasgyúró refuse to give him food, so Hétszűnyű attacks them and eats the mush from their belly. Fanyüvő, however, stops him by trapping his beard in the tree hollow. Trying to escape, Hétszűnyű fells the tree, and the heroes find the entrance of the Underworld under its roots.
Only Fanyüvő dares to go down there, where he finds the three humanoid dragons and three princesses. After the victory, Kőmorzsoló and Vasgyúró rescue the princesses but, Fanyüvő puts apples, each containing a castle, into the cauldron, and although both brothers and the princesses try to lift it, it is too heavy for them. The opening closes and Fanyüvő is left down in the Underworld. The desperate Fanyüvő finds a griffin's nest. A snake tries to eat the griffin chicks, but Fanyüvő stops it. To show his gratitude, the Griffin Father takes Fanyüvő to the upper world. The trip is very long so the griffin has to get some food in order to survive. Finally, Fanyüvő has to cut off his own legs to give something to the griffin to eat.
After the arrival, the griffin chicks restore Fanyüvő's legs, which gives him more power. He is very angry at his brothers, for he believes they left him behind on purpose, but finally, he forgives them. All three marry with one of the princesses and move into castles, and the Forefather restores the power which he lost by the dragon's arrival. Eventually, each three men died and the end of the film consists of Fanyüvő walking above buildings.
Production
The film was made from 1979 to 1981.[3] It is the second animated feature-length film of Jankovics.[4]
Comparison with mythology
There are slight differences between Fehérlófia and the film. In Son of the White Mare, Fehérlófia and Fanyűvő (Treeshaker) are the same person. The film contains elements of creation myths, namely Ősanya (Progenitrix), Ősapa (Forefather), and the Világfa or world tree.
Reception and legacy
Son of the White Mare was placed #49 on the Olympiad of Animation in 1984.[5][6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 90 out of 100 based on 5 critic reviews, indicating "Universal Acclaim".[7]
Animation historian Charles Solomon listed it, under the title The White Mare's Son, as one of the best animated films of the 1980s.[8]
A 4K restoration was done on the film by Los Angeles studio Arbelos Films. The restoration originally screened at the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival on July 28, 2019, and there were plans to release it theatrically, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic these plans were soon cancelled. It was instead released on Vimeo on August 17, 2020, marking the first time that the film was distributed in America in decades.[10][11] A Blu-Ray of the film by Arbelos was released on June 8, 2021, also featuring some of Jankovics' earlier films, including Academy Award-nominated Sisyphus and Johnny Corncob.[12]
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^L.A. ANIMATION CELEBRATION SET FOR SEPT. 25-29 AT WADSWORTH - Los Angeles Times
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Fehérlófia – the original story by László Arany (in Hungarian)
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Feherlofia redirects here For the folk tale see Feherlofia Hungarian folk tale Son of the White Mare Hungarian Feherlofia is a 1981 Hungarian animated fantasy adventure film directed by Marcell Jankovics 1 The story s main character is Feherlofia Son of the White Mare who has superhuman powers 2 It is based on the narrative poetry under the same title from Laszlo Arany and ancient Hunnic Avaric and Hungarian legends as a tribute to ancient steppe peoples Son of the White MareTheatrical release posterDirected byMarcell JankovicsProduced byRoman KunzStarringGyorgy CserhalmiVera PapMari SzemesGyula SzaboFerenc SzalmaSzabolcs TothOtto UlmannCinematographyZoltan BacsoEdited byMagda HapMusic byIstvan VajdaProductioncompanyPannoniaFilmDistributed byMOKEP Hungary Arbelos Films United States Release dates22 October 1981 Hungary 17 August 2020 United States Running time90 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Comparison with mythology 4 Reception and legacy 5 Restoration 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditFanyuvo Treeshaker is born as the third son of a horse and he gains his power by suckling the horse s milk He listens to old tales mostly about the Forefather and the end of his reign caused by evil humanoid dragons freed by the three wives of the three sons of the Forefather After the horse s death Fanyuvo decided to search and destroy the dragons who seized power over the world He met his two brothers Komorzsolo Stonecrumbler and Vasgyuro Ironrubber who each have superhuman abilities also In search of the Underworld s entrance home of the humanoid dragons they accommodate themselves in a tree hollow One of them stays there every day in order to cook porridge and make rope while the other two search for the entrance An ancient and mischievous creature Hetszunyu Kapanyanyi Monyok Sevenwinged Skullsized Gnome keeps asking them to give him some porridge Komorzsolo and Vasgyuro refuse to give him food so Hetszunyu attacks them and eats the mush from their belly Fanyuvo however stops him by trapping his beard in the tree hollow Trying to escape Hetszunyu fells the tree and the heroes find the entrance of the Underworld under its roots Only Fanyuvo dares to go down there where he finds the three humanoid dragons and three princesses After the victory Komorzsolo and Vasgyuro rescue the princesses but Fanyuvo puts apples each containing a castle into the cauldron and although both brothers and the princesses try to lift it it is too heavy for them The opening closes and Fanyuvo is left down in the Underworld The desperate Fanyuvo finds a griffin s nest A snake tries to eat the griffin chicks but Fanyuvo stops it To show his gratitude the Griffin Father takes Fanyuvo to the upper world The trip is very long so the griffin has to get some food in order to survive Finally Fanyuvo has to cut off his own legs to give something to the griffin to eat After the arrival the griffin chicks restore Fanyuvo s legs which gives him more power He is very angry at his brothers for he believes they left him behind on purpose but finally he forgives them All three marry with one of the princesses and move into castles and the Forefather restores the power which he lost by the dragon s arrival Eventually each three men died and the end of the film consists of Fanyuvo walking above buildings Production EditThe film was made from 1979 to 1981 3 It is the second animated feature length film of Jankovics 4 Comparison with mythology EditThere are slight differences between Feherlofia and the film In Son of the White Mare Feherlofia and Fanyuvo Treeshaker are the same person The film contains elements of creation myths namely Osanya Progenitrix Osapa Forefather and the Vilagfa or world tree Reception and legacy EditSon of the White Mare was placed 49 on the Olympiad of Animation in 1984 5 6 On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 90 out of 100 based on 5 critic reviews indicating Universal Acclaim 7 Animation historian Charles Solomon listed it under the title The White Mare s Son as one of the best animated films of the 1980s 8 The film under the title The White Mare premiered at the Los Angeles International Animation Celebration in September 1985 9 Restoration EditA 4K restoration was done on the film by Los Angeles studio Arbelos Films The restoration originally screened at the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival on July 28 2019 and there were plans to release it theatrically but due to the COVID 19 pandemic these plans were soon cancelled It was instead released on Vimeo on August 17 2020 marking the first time that the film was distributed in America in decades 10 11 A Blu Ray of the film by Arbelos was released on June 8 2021 also featuring some of Jankovics earlier films including Academy Award nominated Sisyphus and Johnny Corncob 12 References Edit FEHERLoFIA SON OF THE WHITE MARE on Vimeo Son of the White Mare Review The Greatest Psychedelic Animated Movie Ever Made IndieWire Curriculum Vitae magyar nyelvu Jankovics Marcell honlapja Google Sites 2012 Retrieved 27 May 2012 BCDB The Olympiad of Animation An Interview with Bill Littlejohn AWN In Memoriam Marcell Jankovics ASIFA Son of the White Mare Metacritic Retrieved July 14 2022 MOVIES OF THE 80s ANIMATION MICE DREAMS Los Angeles Times L A ANIMATION CELEBRATION SET FOR SEPT 25 29 AT WADSWORTH Los Angeles Times De Wit Alex August 1 2019 Restored Hungarian Cult Classic Son Of The White Mare Will Get U S Theatrical Release Cartoon Brew Retrieved August 24 2020 De Wit Alex August 21 2020 Son Of The White Mare The Journey Of The Cult Classic s 4K Restoration Interview Cartoon Brew Retrieved August 24 2020 LE Son of the White Mare Blu ray Arbelos Films Retrieved 2021 05 22 External links EditSon of the White Mare at IMDb Son of the White Mare at The Big Cartoon DataBase Feherlofia at PORT hu in Hungarian Feherlofia the original story by Laszlo Arany in Hungarian MUBI Interview Retrieved from https en 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