The Horseman On The Roof Movie Review

But the action is fast and bond like and the innocence of martinez military dominated character is uncanny.

The horseman on the roof movie review.

It s an admirably restrained film even in the violence. Then he meets a countess who is looking for her husband and he swears to protect her and get her to safety. The young italian freedom fighter angelo pardi meets and falls in love with pauline de the us as they fight the horrors of the plague. The horseman on the roof follows the story of a brave and honorable horseman angelo who is trying to get to italy and is instead stuck in france where cholera is ravaging the people.

It comes from france billed as the most expensive movie in french history. The horseman on the roof reviews. It comes from france billed as the most expensive movie in french history. Hollywood is too sophisticated or too jaded to make movies like this anymore.

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. Juliette binoche was gorgeous as ever. Le hussard s plot is simple its screenplay uncomplicated. Things get very rough but not in every scene and not until necessary.

A patriotic young colonel is on the run from his native italy because he had killed an austrian baron in a duel at a time when the austrians were in control of northern italy. Together they undertake a perilous cross country journey where they will also discover unmatched danger excitement. The horseman on the roof is a beautifully told cinematic story of devotion honor and true love set in the breathtaking landscape of the provence france. The horseman on the roof is a rousing romantic epic about beautiful people having thrilling adventures in breathtaking landscapes.

In his review in the chicago sun times roger ebert gave the film three out of four stars calling it a rousing romantic epic about beautiful people having thrilling adventures in breathtaking landscapes ebert went on to write it s a grand entertainment intelligently written well researched. But it is its simplicity that makes this movie a work of exceptional visual satisfaction for romantics or action lovers alike. Jean giono s the horseman on the roof represents a strange kind of throwback to the picaresque literature of earlier centuries. I really liked this movie.