OF HORSES AND MEN
BENEDIKT ERLINGSSON, 2013
ICELAND | ICELANDIC, SWEDISH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN, AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | FORMAT: DCP | 80 MINUTES
Animal. Nature. Animal nature.
Human. Nature. Human nature.
An exquisite feature film based, reportedly, on a 19 page script. Nearly every member of the production team owns horses and this knowledge permeates every aspect of the film, from the interlocking human stories to the patient cinematography and the miraculous camera proximity to the majestic horses.
We learned during the Q&A that Icelandic horses, closely related to the Arabian horse, are allowed to pasture in the wild high grounds all summer. When back among humans, they are still partly wild. This beautiful film is both a story and an experience worth revisiting. -dp
