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In the unforgiving wilderness of the Australian Alps roams a stallion like no other: the Silver Brumby, revered by all, including his greatest enemy, man. One horseman determines to challenge the might of the horse who, according to legend, could never be tamed.
The fantasy element of this film comes through the strong anthropomorphism in the treatment of the horses and the way in which the story of Thowra and The Man is framed as a fable.
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form
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The Silver Brumby
( dir. John Tatoulis
et. al. )agent
1994
Sydney
Australia
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Media World Pictures
Network Ten
,
1994-1996
Z1686194
1994
series - publisher
film/TV
fantasy
Set in the Australian high country and based on the characters created by Elyne Mitchell in her Silver Brumby books, this series follows the adventures of the silver colt Thowra, son of the mighty Yarraman. Thowra is destined to become king of all the wild horses. Intelligent and courageous, Thowra, his friends Storm and Boon Boon, his half brother Arrow, and the bush animals, including Benni the wise kangaroo, have to outwit the Mountain Men who want to capture the wild horses and take away their freedom.
(Source: Australian Screen)
Works about this Work
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The Silver Brumby Rewatched – A Natural Beauty That Doesn't Age
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 January 2016;
— Review of The Silver Brumby 1992 single work film/TV
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The Silver Brumby Rewatched – A Natural Beauty That Doesn't Age
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 January 2016;
— Review of The Silver Brumby 1992 single work film/TV
- Snowy Mountains, Cooma - Snowy - Bombala area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
