The Horse of Pride
Le Cheval d'orgueil
Release: 1980-09-24
·Runtime: 120m
·★ 6.0
Drama
In early twentieth-century Brittany, two peasants marry, have a son, and live in traditional Breton ways: three generations under one roof, a division of labor between the sexes, elders' stories at night, politics and religion during their little free time. Times are hard: la Chienne du Monde drives some to suicide; Ankou (death) is close at hand. Pierre is born into this republican family, his lyric childhood interrupted by the outbreak of war and his father's conscription. He learns his catechism and, as a child of a Reds, also reveres school. His grandfather and father often put him on their shoulders, giving him a ride on the horse of pride.
Production Countries
France
Cast
Jacques Dufilho
as Alain, le grand-père
Bernadette Le Saché
as Anne-Marie, la mère
Michel Blanc
as Corentin Calvez
Jacques Chailleux
as Jeannot
Paul Le Person
as Gourgon, le facteur
Dominique Lavanant
as Marie-Jeanne, la sage-femme
Pierre-François Dumeniaud
as Le cousin Jean
François Cluzet
as Pierre-Alain, le père
Pierre Le Rumeur
as Le conteur
Bernard Dumaine
as le député Le Bail
Michel Robin
as le marquis
