''Mazeppa'' is a 1993 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Bartabas
Bartabas (born Clément Marty, 2 June 1957) is the performing name of a French horse trainer, film producer and impresario. He created his first theater company at age seventeen, and later founded the performing troupe, Cirque Aligre. In 1984, h ...
. It was entered into the
1993 Cannes Film Festival
The 46th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1993. French filmmaker Louis Malle served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
The ''Palme d'Or'' was join ...
where it won the Technical Grand Prize.
It is part of the
cultural legacy of Mazeppa, a Ukrainian hero and a
narrative poem by
Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...
.
Plot
Based loosely on French painter
Théodore Géricault
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer, whose best-known painting is '' The Raft of the Medusa''. Despite his short life, he was one of the pioneers of the Romanti ...
's life who met the famous equestrian
Antonio Franconi, the director of the
Cirque Olympique. Gericault decided to stay and live with the circus and painted only horses to try and understand the mystery of this animal. Mazeppa embodies a man carried away by his passion.
Cast
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Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé (born Luis Miguel Dominguín Bosé; 3 April 1956) is a Spanish-Italian Pop music, pop singer and actor.
Early life
Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (1931–202 ...
- Gericault
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Bartabas
Bartabas (born Clément Marty, 2 June 1957) is the performing name of a French horse trainer, film producer and impresario. He created his first theater company at age seventeen, and later founded the performing troupe, Cirque Aligre. In 1984, h ...
- Franconi
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Brigitte Marty - Mouste
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Eva Schakmundes - Alexandrine
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Fatima Aibout - Cascabelle
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Bakary Sangaré - Joseph
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Norman Calabrese - Ami de Géricault
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Henri Carballido - Ami de Géricault
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Frédéric Chavan - Ami de Géricault
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Patrick Kabakdjian - Ami de Géricault
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Michel Lacaille - Ami de Géricault
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Claire Leroy - Amie de Géricault
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Bernard Malandain - Ami de Géricault
See also
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List of films about horses
Movies about horses constitute a popular film genre. Some examples include:
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* ''8 Seconds'' (1994)
* ''50 to 1'' (2014)
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* ''Above the Limit'' (1900)
* ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932)
* ''A Day at the Races (film), A Day at the Races'' (193 ...
References
External links
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1993 films
1990s French-language films
1993 drama films
Films directed by Bartabas
Films about horses
Circus films
Films produced by Marin Karmitz
French drama films
1990s French films
French-language drama films
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