Directed by:
Christian DuguayScreenplay:
Guillaume CanetCinematography:
Ronald PlanteComposer:
Clinton ShorterCast:
Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil, Lou de Laâge, Noah Huntley, Tchéky Karyo, Donald Sutherland, Marie Bunel, Arnaud Henriet, James Flynn (more)VOD (1)
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At the start of the 1980s, Pierre Durand abandoned a promising legal career and threw himself into his true passion, showjumping. With his father's backing, he gambled everything on a young horse who no one else had any faith in: Jappeloup. Too small, too stubborn, too impetuous, he had many faults, but nonetheless had a remarkable jumping ability. From competition to competition, the pair improved and began to make their mark on the showjumping world. But the Los Angeles Olympic Games were a disaster for them, and Pierre had to face up to his shortcomings. With the help of his wife Nadia and groom Raphaëlle, Pierre regained Jappeloup's confidence and built a relationship that took them to victory in the Seoul Olympics in 1988. (official distributor synopsis)
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For people who love horses, this is a hundred-million-dollar movie. It has a strong story, beautiful, actually amazing camera work and undoubtedly also pretty solid acting performances. But for me personally, it’s not as great, as I only rode a horse once and that was when I was barely ten years old. Nevertheless, I admit that horses deserve grand movies and if such a grand film exists, it is most probably Jappeloup, which not only provides a perfect depiction of the hard life of a parkour horse, but which is also really well made. However, 130 minutes seemed to me unnecessarily long, especially when it comes to some of the incredibly protracted scenes in the movie.
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