Mario Luraschi
Over 30 years, the reputation of this horse handler has spread to all the film directors. If one starts filming with horses, one turns to Mario Luraschi. He was the one who taught Jean Reno, Sophie Marceau, Juliette Binoche, Kevin Costner and many other European and Hollywood stars to ride. He participated as stuntman, handler and director on riding sequences in more than 400 films. His love and passion for horses and his professionalism made him a favourite with film professionals and the public at large.

Amongst Mario Luraschi’s horses, are stars called Soueno, Apollo and Napolitano (who played in the films «Jolly jumper», «Black stallion» and «The horse from the sea»). Amongst his successes, one can quote the films «Les bandittes», «Fanfan la Tulipe», «Le bon voleur», Besson’s «Joan of Arc», Thierry Guillaume’s «The Grimm Brothers», «Le frère loup», «Vatel», «La reine Margot», «Le hussard sur le toit», the series «Napoleon» and Robert Hossein’s latest show «Ben Hur»… (Mario Luraschi site)

The fantastic circus «Les Farfadais»
The «Les Farfadais» troupe was established in 1999 by brothers Alexandre and Stéphane Haffner. The troupe, which welcomed artists from the «cirque du soleil», dancers, ballet dancers, fashion stylists, won over very quickly the heart of the public. The fantastic world, created by the Farfadais personages, immerses the spectators in a world of dreams, where combat unleashed elements. The fabulous costumes inspired by images of Japanese mangas, strange acrobatic and ballet movements and captivating subjects do not leave indifferent adults or children. The Farfadais circus has performed worldwide: USA, Japan, Thailand, China, Turkey, in many European countries and on other continents. (The circus «Les Farfadais» site)

The master of horse drawn carriages Frédéric Hardi
Starting in 1950, the Hardi family lives with the world of cinema. From one generation to the next, they create unique state coaches for European and Hollywood films. Frédéric Hardi is known worldwide to be the best in his domain. Hardi carriages have been used in more than 600 films such as «Harry Potter», «Vatel», «Cyrano de Bergerac», «La Reine Margot», «Le Bossu», «Germinale», «Les Visiteurs», «The man in the iron mask» and many others..

 

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