Movie about legendary Jappeloup to screen at NZ festival
A French painting close 1988 Olympic champion showjumper Jappeloup in addition to his French passenger Pierre Durand is to covert at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
The 2013 film, Jappeloup, directed past times Christian Duguay, volition covert at the festival at major centres.
Jappeloup tells the truthful storey of French equestrian showjumper Pierre Durand in addition to his mount, Jappeloup.
The immature Equus caballus was widely deemed past times many to last likewise small, likewise stubborn in addition to likewise impetuous to compete at footing course of report events, despite his undoubted jumping ability.
Pierre Durand in addition to Jappeluop at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. © FEI
Others were convinced that the occupation lay alongside the rider.
Yet this improbable duo of erstwhile lawyer Durand in addition to immature Jappeloup became i of the fiercest competitive jumping teams at the Seoul Olympics inwards 1988.
The cinema charts the rising of the pair, including their disastrous 1984 Los Angeles Olympics campaign.
The cinema was shot primarily on the Castilian isle of Mallorca, equally good equally French Republic in addition to Germany.
At the starting fourth dimension of the 1980s, Durand abandoned a promising legal career in addition to threw himself into his truthful passion, showjumping. With his father’s backing, he gambled everything on a immature Equus caballus inwards which no-one else had whatever faith.
Jappeloup, who was exclusively 15.2hh, is right away considered i of the greatest showjumping horses of all time. He was from unlikely breeding – past times the French Trotter stallion Tyrol II in addition to out of the thoroughbred mare Vénérable (by Oural).
He threw Durand into a boundary at the 1984 Olympics, his bridle coming off inwards the process, in addition to Jappeloup galloped dorsum to his stable.
“The storey could real good accept ended in that place alongside world humiliation inwards a global arena,” the film’s makers say.
Durand eventually started afresh, reconciled alongside Jappeloup, in addition to they triumphed iv years afterwards inwards Seoul to operate Olympic champions.
The screenplay was written past times histrion Guillaume Canet – a top showjumper equally a junior – in addition to he plays the business office of Pierre Durand.
Veteran histrion Daniel Auteuil plays Durand’s father, Serge. Among the modest fry roles are Donald Sutherland playing John Lester, an American who almost buys Jappeloup for his boy for $US400,000 after the 1984 Olympics, in addition to Noah Huntley has the business office of Joe Fargis, who won Olympic gilt on Touch of Class that year.
It is directed past times Christian Duguay, a erstwhile fellow member of Canada’s equestrian team.
Lead histrion Guillaume Canet has been then inspired that he has bought a Equus caballus in addition to intends returning to competition.
When Jappeloup in addition to Durand won at Seoul, Durand tied the gilt medal onto Jappeloup’s martingale for their victory lap.
Jappeloup’s retirement ceremony was held at the Eiffel Tower inwards Paris, only exclusively iii years later, he died at the historic menses of xvi of a pump attack.
Auckland screenings: Bridgeway, sun 21 July, 6pm | Lido, Tuesday 23 July, 6pm
The Civic, Fri ii August, 10.15am | The Civic, Sat 3 August, 5.45pm
Wellington: Penthouse, Fri 26 July, 11.15am | Penthouse, Sat 27 July, 5.45pm
Embassy Theatre, Th 1 August, 1.30pm | Embassy Theatre, Sat 3 August, 3.15pm
Christchurch: Fri ii August, 1pm, Northlands 3 | sun 4 August, 3.30pm, Northlands 3
For total details on screening dates, venues in addition to ticket-purchasing, view www.nziff.co.nz.
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