Following a fiery shipwreck, ten-year-old Alec Ramsay and a black stallion survive on a deserted island. The cinematography is storytelling perfection. It chronicles the wordless development of trust between Alec Ramsay and The Black. The Oscar-nominated musical score accentuates the evolution of their relationship from tenuous fear and testing to the joyous abandonment into trust. With his arms raised and thunderous tides rushing underfoot, Alec riding The Black bareback is mesmerizing. After their rescue, the filming of Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney) astride a bale of hay, demonstrating jockeying technique to Alec, is motion picture mastery.
Popcorn served.
Director: Carroll Ballard
Stars: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney and Teri Garr
G, 118 mins., 1979. Closed captions (CC) in English.
LOCATION:Potrero - Potrero Meeting Room CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Film: Black Stallion (1979) END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR