Jappeloup
2013 French film
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Jappeloup is a 2013 French-language 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]
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by Karine Devilder
Pascal Judelewicz
Romain Le Grand
Frédérique Dumas
Geneviève Lemal
Chica Benadava
Walid Chammah
Florian Genetet-Morel
Joe Iacono
Lyse Lafontaine
| Jappeloup | |
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French theatrical release poster | |
| 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 (France) Les Films Séville (Canada) |
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] |
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 de Luze (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]
