''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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

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, he ...

. It was entered into the

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to '' Farewell My Concubine'' by Chen Kaige and ''The Piano'' by Jane Campion. The festival opened with ''My Favorite Season'', directed by André Téchiné and cl ...

where it won the Technical Grand Prize. It is part of the

cultural legacy of Mazeppa *''The spelling "Mazepa" refers to the historical person; the double-p "Mazeppa" is used for the artistic and literary works.'' Ivan Mazepa (1639–1709) was a significant figure in the history of Ukraine. One story about him says that as a yo ...

, a Ukrainian hero and a

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Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and h ...

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''. Although he died young, he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic ...

's life who met the famous equestrian

Antonio Franconi Antonio Franconi (1737 in Venice, Italy - 1836 in Paris, France) was an Italian equestrian. He started as a juggler and wandering physician, then arranged bullfights in Lyon and Bordeaux. In 1783, he associated with the English horse rider Philip ...

, 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

Miguel Bosé Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor. Early life Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (19 ...

- Gericault *

- Franconi * Brigitte Marty - Mouste * Eva Schakmundes - Alexandrine * Fatima Aibout - Cascabelle *

Bakary Sangaré Bakary is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Abubakar Khamis Bakary, Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania * Bakary Diakité (born 1980), Malian footballer of part German descent currently playing for FSV Fran ...

- Joseph * Norman Calabrese - Ami de Géricault * Henri Carballido - Ami de Géricault * Frédéric Chavan - Ami de Géricault * Patrick Kabakdjian - Ami de Géricault * Michel Lacaille - Ami de Géricault *

Claire Leroy Claire Leroy (born 9 March 1980 in Nantes) is a French sailor. In 2007 and 2008 she won the world championships in female match racing A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head. In sailboat racing it is differentiated ...

- Amie de Géricault * Bernard Malandain - Ami de Géricault

References

External links

* 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 {{1990s-France-film-stub