Great that you plan to cover "Night on the Galactic Railroad", another rather neglected classic that I saw in the cinema in Tokyo in 1985 - I still have the brochure of the film that could be purchased in the cinema foyer.
That's awesome! It's a favorite of ours, too -- it's been on our list to cover for quite some time, but we've just recently gotten the material for it. Hoping to do it in the next couple of months if all goes well.
I love Jankovics' view of metamorphosis as a signature trademark of animation akin to the cut in cinema, as well as his approach to design, very few directors have such an informed idea of what the medium can uniquely accomplish. And what they were able to pull off back then under such limitations... Eastern Bloc-era animation is something else. Very glad that he came to terms with Fehérlófia before he passed away; it's one for the ages. His deep interest in folklore and History also resonates with me very strongly, there's even a documentary about the story of his family: https://vimeo.com/658703693
Thanks for sending this our way! We hadn't seen it before. And definitely appreciate the thoughtful comment -- it was fascinating to research Jankovics's theories that created this film. Finding out just how much of White Mare's strangeness came from careful planning rather than any attempt to be psychedelic was kind of a surprise to us.
It's a bit of a shame that the discourse surrounding this type of film immediately gravitates towards the psychedelic or the filmmaker's expected use of sensorial stimulants. Such great art rarely comes from haphazard decision-making, as you've laid out in this article. Anyways, very much looking forward to what you have in store for us this year!
P.S.: In case you didn't know about it either, there's also this one focusing on Jankovics himself and his career in the same interview style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SRzWs_3enk
Glad to have y'all back! Hope you had a restful break! White Mare has been on my watchlist for a while and you have definitely convinced me to go and see it!
Thank you once again for introducing me to a beautiful film that I didn't know about! Arbelos not only has a Blu-Ray, but you can stream the 4K restoration online for a cheap rental. https://arbelosfilms.com/son-of-the-white-mare/
That's awesome! The restoration really deserves to be seen as widely as possible -- it's one of the best of recent years. Happy to direct you toward this great film, and thanks very much for your subscription.
Hey just FYI, the newsbit about the Colombian woman who worked on Boy and the Heron turned out to be a lie, there's no proof she worked on the movie: https://twitter.com/jujujulieta/status/1746937891069280277 I hope you can edit the post to remove that. Thanks
Thanks for the update about this! We saw the news reports about it and thought it was an interesting story, and (at the time of publication) hadn't seen any attempts to debunk her claim. Will remove this soon and publish a correction in next week's news roundup.
who is the horse? why is every description of the movie so vague on the white mare from the title? is she the foremother? is she a daughter of the forefather? is she a princess? is she a horse?
Great that you plan to cover "Night on the Galactic Railroad", another rather neglected classic that I saw in the cinema in Tokyo in 1985 - I still have the brochure of the film that could be purchased in the cinema foyer.
That's awesome! It's a favorite of ours, too -- it's been on our list to cover for quite some time, but we've just recently gotten the material for it. Hoping to do it in the next couple of months if all goes well.
I love Jankovics' view of metamorphosis as a signature trademark of animation akin to the cut in cinema, as well as his approach to design, very few directors have such an informed idea of what the medium can uniquely accomplish. And what they were able to pull off back then under such limitations... Eastern Bloc-era animation is something else. Very glad that he came to terms with Fehérlófia before he passed away; it's one for the ages. His deep interest in folklore and History also resonates with me very strongly, there's even a documentary about the story of his family: https://vimeo.com/658703693
Thanks for sending this our way! We hadn't seen it before. And definitely appreciate the thoughtful comment -- it was fascinating to research Jankovics's theories that created this film. Finding out just how much of White Mare's strangeness came from careful planning rather than any attempt to be psychedelic was kind of a surprise to us.
It's a bit of a shame that the discourse surrounding this type of film immediately gravitates towards the psychedelic or the filmmaker's expected use of sensorial stimulants. Such great art rarely comes from haphazard decision-making, as you've laid out in this article. Anyways, very much looking forward to what you have in store for us this year!
P.S.: In case you didn't know about it either, there's also this one focusing on Jankovics himself and his career in the same interview style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SRzWs_3enk
Thanks very much -- we somehow missed this one as well! Will add it to the list.
Happy New Year's, guys, and nice way to begin 2024!
Happy New Year to you too, Samuel! Thanks very much. There's a lot more we're excited to publish this year, so stay tuned.
Glad to have y'all back! Hope you had a restful break! White Mare has been on my watchlist for a while and you have definitely convinced me to go and see it!
Thanks, Daniel! Hope you like it -- it's really unlike anything we've watched while running this newsletter.
Thank you once again for introducing me to a beautiful film that I didn't know about! Arbelos not only has a Blu-Ray, but you can stream the 4K restoration online for a cheap rental. https://arbelosfilms.com/son-of-the-white-mare/
That's awesome! The restoration really deserves to be seen as widely as possible -- it's one of the best of recent years. Happy to direct you toward this great film, and thanks very much for your subscription.
Hey just FYI, the newsbit about the Colombian woman who worked on Boy and the Heron turned out to be a lie, there's no proof she worked on the movie: https://twitter.com/jujujulieta/status/1746937891069280277 I hope you can edit the post to remove that. Thanks
Thanks for the update about this! We saw the news reports about it and thought it was an interesting story, and (at the time of publication) hadn't seen any attempts to debunk her claim. Will remove this soon and publish a correction in next week's news roundup.
who is the horse? why is every description of the movie so vague on the white mare from the title? is she the foremother? is she a daughter of the forefather? is she a princess? is she a horse?