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The Horseman on the Roof [1996]
starring: Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Arditi, François Cluzet, Jean Yanne
directed by: Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0065935119050
Running Time: 118 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: October 06, 1995

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Amazon.co.uk Review:
Olivier Martinez (The Chambermaid) plays Angelo, an exceptionally gallant, Italian soldier-in-exile hiding out from his Austrian enemies in rural France, where a cholera epidemic is sweeping the countryside. Helped in a tough spot by a countess (Juliette Binoche), Angelo swears his unyielding protection to her as she searches for her missing husband. The nobler virtues hold sway as Martinez suppresses his own deepening love and desire for the lady, an admirable posture that has ironic consequences when the countess herself becomes deathly ill. Jean-Paul Rappeneau, maker of the ornamental but empty Cyrano de Bergerac, directs this adventure-romance to a nice pitch of vitality and high drama. The two leads in Horseman on the Roof establish a great chemistry (they became offscreen lovers and parents), like watching a pair of thoroughbreds running in the same race. --Tom Keogh

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Nemesis fast pursuing
This is a chase movie. It opens in the 1830s in Aix-en-Provence with the town en fête, Italian nationalists are in exile there plotting a return to oppose Austrian rule of Italy. An Austrian special forces team is sent to clip them. For all they drive in a coach and use flintlock pistols they are recognisably brothers under the skin with assassins from any modern movie, aided by their otherness (they speak in German). One Italian is executed but the second (a colonel of hussars and our hero) escapes and the chase is on. It is a chase across a world that has long gone, as if Flashman were pursued through Hardy country. The farming communities are beautifully observed; one can feel the heat of the harvest fields, one joins the communal tables, ... Read More:

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- Horseman on the Roof
Fans of Olivier Martinez will not be disappointed with this offering which shot him to stardom in France. He and Juliette Binoche deliver excellent performances in this story. Martinez plays Angelo, a handsome hussar on the run from Austrian assassins. On his way to Italy he meets Pauline, and the two travel through cholera ridden France, trying to avoid the French army. She is looking for her missing husband, something which clearly upsets Angelo, as he struggles to contain his feelings. The relationship between the two keeps the viewer in suspense, right until the end. He plays a complete gentleman, and it is refreshing that they do not even kiss, yet there is unmistakeable attraction between the two. The ending is surprising, and full of twists, ... Read More:

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- Probably the best European film I saw in 1995
Action, passion, heroics - this film has it all. Together with great sound track. A must for all lovers of period drama.

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