National Review, February 5th, 1990
Wild Life
THE BEAR, by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on The Grizzly King by James Oliver Curwood, takes place in the Canadian Rockies, but was shot in the Bavarian Alps. The big grizzly is played (mostly) by Bart, a Kodiak; the male bear cub--species unspecified--is played (mostly) by Youk, a female. Youk's mother, who dies and leaves our hero an orphan, is enacted (mostly) by a bear skin. But do not get the notion that the movie is unduly manipulative and specious. An adult film for intrepid children, a children's film for deserving adults, The Bear is one of those thrilling movies where you ...
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