Martin Ashbee

Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.

ジャン＝ジャック・アノー監督が、火を求めて旅を続ける人類の祖先の姿を描き出した原始スペクタクル。有史以前の世界が忠実に再現され、原始人のメイク・アップも圧巻の出来栄え。セリフなしで画だけで訴えるテーマが感動を呼ぶ。