my daughter already write a review of this movie in my sign in . but i want to add a few word . national velvet be one of my two favorite movie a a child . ( the other be the wizard of oz . ) the cinematography and the acting and the script and and the music all come together be such a wonderful little heart felt drama that it can still bring tear to my jaded eye . base on a book by enid bagnold and the script follow the book quite well . the character be so thoughtfully create . it easy to become emotionally involved with the entire family and the quaint little irish village in which they live . the premise . complete outsider believe in her horse and herself enough to chance a try at the great horse race in the world . be awe inspire to any young person and especially a young girl in the 40 . a time when girl be sometimes ignore a human being let alone athlete . you would have to be terribly hard boil not to appreciate it merit . but the perspective i cherish most about this movie be the unabridged innocence in it moral message . it almost magical how amom and apple pie the movie be back then . i be really take aback by the imdb reviewer who ask . be the world ever really this trusting . and then proceed to chastize the director for his complacency regard unchaperoned overnight travel involve the two main character . my answer to his question be an unequivocal yes . the movie go world be that trust in the 40 . my grandparent remember take my mother to this movie when it be release . then my mother take me to see it when i be young and and my daughter be lucky enough to be bear at a time when she could watch it repeatedly on video tape . now we have it on dvd . it be a family favorite for generation and albeit generation of horse lover . it be never about sex . it about come of age . it about believe in yourself and work hard to reach your goal . also and so old fashion it wasn not even about the prize money . it about the girl child who understand her horse have what it take to be the best . and yes and the director be indeed concern with elizabeth taylor lack of physical development because the book make a big deal about velvet brown ( liz taylor character ) have to cut her hair and bind her chest so that she could pass a a male jockey when she go to the grand national steeplechase . this be a guys only sport back then . i think there have only be 12 woman ever to compete in this race . it almost insult that anyone would bother to think the lolita thing about this particular movie . besides and anyone have have anything at all to do with an adolescent girl and her horse would know that the only thing they ever think about with star in their eye have four hoof and a tail . and now for a great bit of trivia . the stunt riding be perform by the now famous horse whisperer and monty robert . i believe he be give mention for his riding in the movie credit . i give this movie a positive . i never get tire of watch it again .