Busy psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Richard Burton) reluctantly takes on the case of young stable boy Alan Strang (Peter Firth). He's on trial for the brutal blinding of six horses. He communicates by singing and is obsessed with horses.
I don't know much about the play other than that Daniel Radcliffe had a stint on Broadway with it and that it has some nudity. I certainly don't know enough to compare it to the film. I can assume the difference simply by having real horses on the screen. It can come off as a bit comical or the reality could be jarring. It seems to me that the movie needs to have more time with Alan Strang interacting with other people in the institute. With Burton as the lead, it's very enticing to let him all the time in the world to pontificate. There is really nothing to complain about in these two performances. Quite frankly, I don't see any way to top the visual of the naked horse riding which seems more fitting for the denouement. It's an interesting subject matter but the movie is rather long.
I don't know much about the play other than that Daniel Radcliffe had a stint on Broadway with it and that it has some nudity. I certainly don't know enough to compare it to the film. I can assume the difference simply by having real horses on the screen. It can come off as a bit comical or the reality could be jarring. It seems to me that the movie needs to have more time with Alan Strang interacting with other people in the institute. With Burton as the lead, it's very enticing to let him all the time in the world to pontificate. There is really nothing to complain about in these two performances. Quite frankly, I don't see any way to top the visual of the naked horse riding which seems more fitting for the denouement. It's an interesting subject matter but the movie is rather long.