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]
| Jappeloup | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Christian Duguay |
| Written by | Guillaume Canet [1] |
| Based on | Crin Noir by Karine Devilder |
| Produced by | Ludi Boeken Pascal Judelewicz Romain Le Grand Frédérique Dumas Geneviève Lemal Chica Benadava Walid Chammah Florian Genetet-Morel Joe Iacono Lyse Lafontaine |
| Starring | Guillaume Canet Marina Hands Daniel Auteuil |
| Cinematography | Ronald Plante |
| Edited by | Richard Marizy |
| Music by | Clinton Shorter |
| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Countries | France Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $26.7 million |
| Box office | $14.8 million[2] |
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) [fr] (1975–1991) from Henry Delage [fr].[1][4]
Durand loses at the 1984 Summer OlympicsinLos Angeles, California. However, at the 1988 Summer OlympicsinSeoul, South Korea, he wins.[1][4]
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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