
Aboutayoungboy'spassionforhorses,hisparalysisfrompolio,andsubsequenttriumphoverhishandicapbylearningtoride.Villagelifeoftheperiod(justbeforeWorldWarI)iswellevoked,andtheboy'srelationshiptohiswastrelfather,anxiousmother,andthesomewhatscornfulvillagekidsistreatedwithsomefeeling.It'sawhimsical,ratherdrowsyfilm,overlaidwithanunfortunatetechnicaltricksinessandaninsistentmusicscore.Unexpectedly,itimprovesenormouslywiththeboy'sillnessandhisfeverishhallucinationsinhospital.Later,treatedwithanicelyquirkysenseofhumour,neitherhiscrippledstatenorhisdeterminationtoovercomeitaretrivialised.Altogetherabitofanoddity,pleasantandirritatinginequalproportionsasitavoidstheobviouspitfallsandthenfallsflatwhereleastexpected.






