Jappeloup

Jappeloup
Directed by Christian Duguay[1]
Produced by Ludi Boeken, Pascal Judelewicz, Romain Le Grand, Frédérique Dumas, Geneviève Lemal, Chica Benadava, Walid Chammah, Florian Genetet-Morel, Joe Iacono, Lyse Lafontaine[1]
Written by Guillaume Canet[1]
(based on the novel Crin Noir by Karine Devilder)[2]
Starring Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil[1]
Music by Clinton Shorter[1]
Cinematography Ronald Plante[1]
Edited by Richard Marizy[1]
Distributed by Pathé[1]
Release dates
  • 13 March 2013 (2013-03-13)

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Running time
130 minutes[1]
Country France
Language French

Jappeloup is a 2013 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]

Synopsis

In the early 1980s, Pierre Durand, Jr. gives up on his career as a lawyer and turns to professional show jumping.[2][4] He purchases Jappeloup de Luze (1975-1991) from Henry Delage.[2][4] He loses at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, but wins at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[2][4]

Cast

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]

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