The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

Original title

Le Hussard sur le toit

Directed by

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Genre

adventure film, romance film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 159 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Italian nobleman gets caught in a cholera outbreak while traveling through southern France to raise money for revolution. He forms an uneasy alliance with a married woman as they try to survive the epidemic and evade authorities.

adventurousromanticvisually lushsweepingtenderperilousbittersweethistorical

What happens

The Horseman on the Roof (French: Le hussard sur le toit) is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez. Based on the 1951 French novel Le hussard sur le toit by Jean Giono, the film follows the adventures of Angelo Pardi, a young Italian nobleman in France raising money for the Italian revolution against Austria during a time of cholera. The Italian struggle for independence and the cholera pandemic in southern France in 1832 are historical events. The film received César Awards in 1996 for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, as well as eight César Award nominations for Best Film, Best Costume Design, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Production Design, and Most Promising Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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