Born Free (1966)
Directed by James Hill
this film based on a true story stars Virginia McKenna and Bill
Travers. In Kenya a woman and her husband raise a lioness cub.
At times this film is
a little too obvious with it's idea of drawing parallels between
raising a lioness and parenthood but generally does a fairly good job
of raising the issues of conservation as well as reintroducing
animals to the wild. You could read the film as a comment on
de-colonisation following the end of the British Empire, which does
make the story seem patronising and slightly offensive, but I doubt
this was the intended metaphor. Where the film is really impressive
is the locations (although the photography is not that spectacular)
and the excellent animal work which must have been required for this
film.
4/5
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