The Horse of Pride

The Horse of Pride (1980)

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.

Director: Claude Chabrol

Casts

	Jacques Dufilho as Alain, le grand-père
	Bernadette Le Saché as Anne-Marie, la mère
	François Cluzet as Pierre-Alain, le père
	Ronan Hubert as Pierre-Jacques à 7 ans
	Armel Hubert as Pierre-Jacques à 11 ans
	Pierre Le Rumeur as Le conteur
	Michel Blanc as Corentin Calvez
	Bernard Dumaine as le député Le Bail
	Jacques Chailleux as Jeannot
	Michel Robin as le marquis
	Paul Le Person as Gourgon, le facteur
	Dominique Lavanant as Marie-Jeanne, la sage-femme
	Pierre-François Dumeniaud as Le cousin Jean

Crew