The Horseman on the Roof
(1995)
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The Horseman on the Roof
(1995)
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| Juliette Binoche | ... |
Pauline de Théus
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| Olivier Martinez | ... |
Angelo Pardi
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| Pierre Arditi | ... |
Monsieur Peyrolle
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| François Cluzet | ... |
The Doctor
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Jean Yanne | ... |
Le Colporteur
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Claudio Amendola | ... |
Maggionari
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| Isabelle Carré | ... |
The Tutor
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Carlo Cecchi | ... |
Giuseppe
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Christiane Cohendy | ... |
Madame Peyrolle
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Jacques Sereys | ... |
The old man
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Nathalie Krebs | ... |
Madame Barthelemy
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Laura Marinoni | ... |
Carla
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| Elisabeth Margoni | ... |
The farmer's wife
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| Yolande Moreau | ... |
Madame Rigoard
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Christophe Odent | ... |
Monsieur Barthelemy
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In 1832, cholera ravages Provence (South of France). After several misadventures, Angelo, young Italian officer hunted by the Austrian secret police, meets Pauline de Theus, a young lady. After a second accidental meeting, both will start the search of Pauline's husband in a chaotic country. Written by Remy Amouroux <Remy.Amouroux@imag.fr>
This gorgeous movie was set in the cholera stricken period which wiped out the whole of Europe in 10 days. Juliette Binoche, in her pre-The English Patient role, was as gorgeous and subtle as ever. The thing about this movie though that it's billed as a romance but you don't see it anywhere but just hints of it and feel the sexual tensions between the 2 main characters. Rather disappointing for some but it's that exact same formula which makes it such a beautiful movie to watch. To top it off, it was filmed in the French countryside which is so breathtaking that you could just watch the movie for the cinematography alone. All in all, it's a superb movie in the tradition of finely crafted French costume dramas.