The Horse of Pride

In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Britanny, Pierre-Jacques narrates the story of his peasant parents since they got married in their province. Pierre-Alain (François Cluzet) and Anne-Marie (Bernadette Le Saché) got married and live with their parents in the same house. They work with their neighbors, women and men performing separate work. They have good moments with their plantation and bad moments with starvation. The Breton's religion, superstitions, beliefs and customs are transmitted by parents to their kids along with the stories told by the elders. When the men go to fight in the World War I, the women need to work harder to survive with their families. Despite the poverty, people is proud of their lives. Since the family of Pierre-Jacques cannot afford to have a horse, his grandfather Alain (Jacques Dufilho) and his father put him on their shoulder to ride on the horse of pride.

"Le cheval d'orgueil", a.k.a. "The Horse of Pride" (1980) is a different and odd Chabrol's movie for very specific audiences. The film is good, supported by magnificent cinematography but the plot is related to Britain and its people, giving the sensation of a National Geographic documentary. This film has not been released in Brazil; therefore, it was hard to find it subtitled in English, but yesterday I finally saw it. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): Not Available.