Jappeloup

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Jappeloup

2013 French film


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]

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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) [fr] (1975–1991) from Henry Delage [fr].[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

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]


References

  1. "Jappeloup". Premiere.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. "Jappeloup (2013)". Jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. "Jappeloup". Pathefilms.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. "Day by Day 2013 Program". Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  6. Jordan Mintzer (15 March 2013). "Jappeloup: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2017.



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