Caroline Thompson directed this fine adaptation of the popular Anna Sewall novel set in England about a horse with a white star on its forehead named Black Beauty, which in this film narrates its own story(sounds silly but it does work) from his birth as a carefree colt to the many different owners it had(some good, some bad) from Farmer Grey(played by Sean Bean) to young groom Joe Green(played by Andrew Knott) Cabbie Jerry Barker(played by David Thewlis) and a kindly squire(played by "Doctor Who" actor Peter Davison) Beauty's journey takes him from idyllic country life to London's cobblestone streets. Charming and moving film is fine viewing for the whole family.
Review of Black Beauty
