The Horseman On The Roof Movie Review

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The horseman on the roof movie review.

Read sarah artt s dvd review. Eye for film movies the horseman on the roof 1995 film review the horseman on the roof. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Directed by jean paul rappeneau.

In a time of war and disease a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband. It s a grand entertainment intelligently written well researched set in the midst of a 19th century. Juliette binoche was gorgeous as. It comes from france billed as the most expensive movie in french history.

Fireworks are being let off as the bourgeoisie dine outside in the village square. About ten years ago i spent a short holiday in jean giono s provence between banon and forcalquier. With olivier martinez juliette binoche pierre arditi françois cluzet. Audience reviews for the horseman on the roof.

The horseman on the roof is a rousing romantic epic about beautiful people having thrilling adventures in breathtaking landscapes. This gorgeous movie was set in the cholera period which wiped out the whole of europe in 10 days. The horseman on the roof begins with a summer fete in provence in 1832. 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 a young italian nobleman in france raising money for the italian revolution against austria during a time of cholera.

Hollywood is too sophisticated or too jaded to make movies like this anymore. The horseman on the roof french. 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. The horseman on the roof is a beautifully told story of devotion honor and love set in the provence france.