The Horseman on the Roof Movie Review 1995

Lavish costume drama set in Provence in the 1830s, during a cholera epidemic. Italian officer/revolutionary Angelo (Martinez) is on the run and eventually meets up with beautiful Pauline de Theus (Binoche), who hides him in a quarantined French village. Pauline's in search of her husband and Angelo reluctantly agrees to help her. Together they manage to escape a military cordon and travel to another plague town. There's lots of riding through the countryside and hiding out and not much actually happens. Nice scenery, attractive stars. Based on the 1951 novel by Jean Giono. French with subtitles; originally released at 135 minutes.

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 119 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, France, Great Escapes

Screenplay

Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jean-Claude Carriere, Nina Companeez

Cast

Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, Francois Cluzet, Isabelle Carre, Jean Yanne, Claudio Amendola, Pierre Arditti

Cinematography

Thierry Arbogast

Director

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Music

Jean-Claude Petit

Other

Gerard Depardieu

Producer

Rene Cleitman, Bernard Bouix, France 2 Cinema, Hachette Premiere et Cie, C.E.C. Rhone-Alpes, Miramax

Awards

Cesar 1996: Cinematog., Sound.