Underplayed Gems

Rideskolen (1998)

Rideskolen poster
Directed by
Vibe Mogensen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
44 min
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How it feels

This documentary follows two girls at a riding school in Denmark. Nine-year-old Misse dreams of becoming a horse handler while 12-year-old Emilie wants to own a horse and become a competitive rider. The film shows their training, their hopes, and the reality that owning horses is expensive.

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What happens

Rideskolen er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1998 instrueret af Vibe Mogensen efter eget manuskript. Rideskolen er hele verden for mange piger. I hvert fald for Misse på ni år - "Når jeg rider på Frederik bliver jeg glad indeni", og Emilie på tolv - "Det var kærlighed ved første blik". De er to af Gentofte Sportsrideskoles hesteglade piger. Den første drømmer om at blive hestetrækker og den anden om at eje en hest og blive konkurrencerytter. Men det er dyrt at eje eller have part i heste. Og skæbnen blander kortene, så det bliver Misse, som rider, og Emilie, der trækker Frederik ved en minikonkurrence på skolen. Men træningen og sliddet fortsætter. Ligeledes gør drømmene og håbet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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