Jappeloup Explained

Jappeloup
Director:Christian Duguay
Producer: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
Music:Clinton Shorter
Cinematography:Ronald Plante
Editing:Richard Marizy
Distributor:Pathé Distribution
Runtime:130 minutes
Country:France
Canada
Language:French
Budget:$26.7 million
Gross:$14.8 million[1]

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.[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.[3] He purchases (1975–1991) from .[3]

Durand loses at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. However, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he wins.[3]

Cast

Critical reception

It was shown at the COLCOA film festival in Los Angeles, California in 2013.[4]

For The Hollywood Reporter, the film offers "a rather classic mix of stunts and sentiment before galloping ahead to its stirring equine finale."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jappeloup (2013). Jpbox-office.com. 30 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees . 1 February 2014 . Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2014 .
  3. Web site: Jappeloup. Pathefilms.com. 30 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Day by Day 2013 Program . 2013-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130417100323/http://www.colcoa.org/2013/program/daybyday.asp . 2013-04-17 .
  5. Web site: Jordan Mintzer. Jappeloup: Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 15 March 2013. 30 September 2017.