Movie Horseman On The Roof

The horseman on the roof is a rousing romantic epic about beautiful people having thrilling adventures in breathtaking landscapes.

Movie horseman on the roof.

7 1 in a time of war and disease a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband. The italian struggle for independence and the cholera pandemic in southern france in 1832 are historical events. Based on the 1951 french novel le hussard sur le toit by jean giono the film follows the adventures of a young italian nobleman in france raising money for the italian revolution against austria during a time of cholera. The horseman on the roof was produced by the french in an attempt to recapture their own domestic market from the inroads of hollywood s big budget romantic action extravaganzas.

The film received césar awards in. Then he meets a countess who is looking for her husband and he swears to protect her and get her to safety. Universally praised by critics and moviegoers the horseman on the roof is another extraordinary film from the creators of the academy award r winning cyrano de bergerac best costume design 1990. Whether it can find the same audiences in north america is more doubtful.

It won two for best cinematography and best sound. The horseman on the roof is a 1995 french film directed by jean paul rappeneau and starring juliette binoche and olivier martinez. The movie may be too broad for the art house crowd and too subtitled for everyone else.