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A touching `Black Beauty'

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From: New Straits Times
Date: 20031107
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New Straits Times
11-07-2003
A touching `Black Beauty'
Edition: 2*
Section: Entertainment
Column: Tuned ... your weekend watchamacalit

DVD DATES with R.S. Murthi * BLACK BEAUTY (1994): Possibly the best film version of Anna Sewell's 1877 novel, this follows the adventures of a noble-spirited horse who endures much harsh treatment in his lifetime.

The cruelty he has suffered under his many owners brings back painful memories for the aged Black Beauty (voiced by Alan Cumming) as he reflects on his life, but he also fondly recalls the wonderful moments of his early days in an idyllic country ...

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