A Man Called Horse
1970MexicoLanguage: EnglishDirected by Elliot Silverstein★ 6.4
Available in English: subtitled
In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.
Themes and style
Tone
brutalhauntingcold and detachedmelancholic
Pacing
slow burnescalatingmethodical
Story
survivaljourneyescape
Emotion
figuring out who you arebelongingloss of innocenceredemption
Themes
colonial historycaught between worldsclass and moneyfamily wounds passed down
Feel
discussion startercerebralexhaustingquietly haunting
Violence
graphic