Jappeloup is a 2013 Canadian-French film directed by Christian Duguay. In January 2014, Lou de Laâge was nominated for the Most Promising Actress award at the 39th César Awards.[3]
Plot
In the early 1980s, Pierre Durand, Jr. resigns from his career as a lawyer and becomes a professional equestrian, focusing on show jumping.[1][4] He purchases Jappeloup (horse) (1975–1991) from Henry Delage.[1][4]
Durand loses at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. However, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he wins.[1][4]
Cast
- Guillaume Canet as Pierre Durand, Jr.
- Marina Hands as Nadia
- Daniel Auteuil as Serge Durand
- Lou de Laâge as Raphaëlle Dalio
- Sonia Ammar as young Raphaëlle
- Tchéky Karyo as Marcel Rozier
- Jacques Higelin as Dalio
- Marie Bunel as Arlette Durand
- Joël Dupuch as Francis Lebail
- Frédéric Épaud as Patrick Caron
- Arnaud Henriet as Frédéric Cottier
- Donald Sutherland as John Lester
- Antoine Cholet as Hubert Bourdy
- Edmond Jonquères d'Oriola as Philippe Rozier
- Benoît Petitjean as Éric Navet
- Sébastien Cazorla as Michel Robert
- Noah Huntley as Joe Fargis
- James Flynn as John Lester's son
- Xavier Alcan as Sponsor
- Jean Rochefort as himself
Critical reception
It was shown at the COLCOA film festival in Los Angeles, California in 2013.[5]
For The Hollywood Reporter, the film offers "a rather classic mix of stunts and sentiment before galloping ahead to its stirring equine finale."[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Jappeloup". Premiere.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Jappeloup (2013)". Jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Jappeloup". Pathefilms.com. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Day by Day 2013 Program". Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ Jordan Mintzer (15 March 2013). "Jappeloup: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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