The 20 new zealand international film festival has just started and this year features the french film jappeloup that tells the true story of pierre durand and his horse, jappeloup, who won gold at the 1988 seoul olympics. A horse that is a bit rebellious and a rider who has seen it all before are not necessarily made for each other. In 1980 pierre durand was at the start of a promising law career. Against the odds, the unlikely pair achieve show jumping success at the 1988 seoul olympics. Throwing himself into the endeavor he invested everything he had in a young horse called jappeloup. Its an absolutely beautiful film that will appeal to anyone with an interest in equestrian events at all levels. He is suing the producers for misuse of the brand jappeloup. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Pierre durand with jappeloup at 1991 pavarotti international in modena. Based on the true story of one of frances most beloved sporting heroes. Strong emotions such as those he described in his book published by michel laffont in 2012, of which the title is none other than the name of the horse himself. To everyones surprise however, he gave it all up to dedicate himself to his true passion.
Last june, pierre durand told us about his first encounter and his joyful and painful moments with his famous horse jappeloup. Levolution dune carriere sportive, jappeloup athletecheval. Trotz dieser schmach begann er noch intensiver mit dem pferd zu arbeiten. Jappeloup is a 20 canadianfrench film directed by christian duguay. Pierre durand et jappeloup sont champions olympiques. Jappeloup french edition pierre durand, michel fradet on. Durand initially refused to ride the horse because he was so small. Durand is played by guillaume canet in jappeloup, a film by christian duguay about the bond he developed with jappeloup until they won at the olympics. Mon ami jappeloup pierre durand, francoise dargent. Jappeloup, who was a gelding, came from an amazing background. Experts saw little future for the small, stubborn horse, while others questioned the ability of its rider. Tells the true story of frances greatest equestrian showjumper pierre durand and his horse, jappeloup.