Jappeloup: from Olympic gold to movie stardom

A flick well-nigh 1988 Olympic champion showjumper Jappeloup together with his French rider Pierre Durand is well-nigh to survive released.

The film, titled “Jappeloup” charts the rising of the pair, including their disastrous 1984 Los Angles Olympics. The movie’s synopsis says that after that event, Pierre Durand nearly quit exhibit jumping altogether together with would convey if it wasn’t for the back upward of his married adult woman together with father, together with Jappeloup’s groom Raphaëlle’s unwavering religious belief inward this small-scale simply particular horse.

The cinema was shot primarily on the Spanish isle of Mallorca, too equally French Republic together with Germany. It has its North American premiere on Feb 28, and will survive released inward Kingdom of Belgium together with French Republic on March 13.

At the commencement of the 1980s, Pierre Durand abandoned a promising legal career together with threw himself into his truthful passion, showjumping. With his father’s backing, he gambled everything on a immature Equus caballus who no i else had whatever religious belief in: Jappeloup. He was small, stubborn, together with impetuous, amongst many faults – simply a remarkable jumping ability.

Jappeloup, who was alone 15.2hh, is right away considered one of the greatest showjumping horses of all time. He was from unlikely breeding – yesteryear the French Trotter stallion Tyrol II together with out of the thoroughbred mare Vénérable (by Oural).

He threw Durand into a trammel at the 1984 Olympics, his bridle coming off inward the process, together with Jappeloup galloped dorsum to his stable. “The storey could rattling good convey ended in that place amongst populace humiliation inward a global arena,” the films makers say.

Pierre Durand together with Jappeluop at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. © FEI

Durand eventually started afresh, reconciled amongst Jappeloup, and they triumphed 4 years afterwards inward Seoul to piece of occupation Olympic champions.

The screenplay was written yesteryear actor Guillaume Canet – a top showjumper equally a junior – together with he plays the business office of Pierre Durand. Veteran purpose musician Daniel Auteuil plays Durand’s father, Serge. Among the tiddler roles are Donald Sutherland playing John Lester, an American who almost buys Jappeloup for his boy for $400,000 after the 1984 Olympics, and Noah Huntley has the business office of Joe Fargis, who won Olympic gilded on Touch of Class that year.

It is directed by Christian Duguay, a one-time fellow member of Canada’s equestrian team. Lead purpose musician Guillaume Canet has been then inspired that he has bought a Equus caballus together with intends returning to competition.

When Jappeloup together with Durand won at Seoul, Durand tied the gilded medal onto Jappeloup’s martingale for their victory lap.

Jappeloup’s retirement ceremony was held at the Eiffel Tower inward Paris, simply alone 3 years later, he died at the historic menses of sixteen of a pump attack.

In 1993, a documentary cinema was made yesteryear Christian Chevreuse on the life of Jappeloup together with his career amongst Pierre Durand.

 

 

A scene from the cinema Jappeloup.

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