Hi, this is Steve. We spend a lot of time on the Cenophiles talking about the big important movies,

Oscar winners and fan favorites, Blockbusters and directorial masterpieces. But we love smaller films too and sometimes the joy of an unexpected

discovery can be even better than revisiting a well-loved classic. I bought the Black Stallion

criterion collection because it was on sale and I remembered liking it as a kid.

But when I sat down to watch it with my family, I was absolutely blown away.

Halfway through the film, I texted John to tell him I thought we should do it on the cinephiles.

This beautiful poetic film is so unexpected, so moving, so joyful.

The story told largely without dialogue is filmed with incredible care and attention to detail.

Most kid films today are fast-paced comedies, but the Black Stallion is something very, very different.

A boy, a horse, an island in one of the greatest races

ever run. We hope you'll love it as much as we did. That's the Black Stallion this

Friday on the Cinephiles. Hello and welcome once again to the cinnophiles where each week we enter the world of a great film

we explore its themes, the history, the filmmaking, and the influence it has on us today.

My name is Steve Morris, I'm a filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles, California.

Hey everyone, my name is John Roca. I'm a voice over artist, host of shows, and occasionally

an actor here in Los Angeles, California. And today we're looking at a film that I never had thought about doing for the cinephiles.

And the only reason that we're doing it I think is that, you know, Criterion Collection has their, is an annual sale?

Yeah, every six months.

Every six months they have a great sale.

50% off and I was scrolling through it the last time it came up.

And I see this film and I went, oh, that'll be a nice, I remember liking that as a kid it'll be a nice

movie to show and watch with the family yeah and so I bought Black Stallion on the Criterion

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