Movie Horseman On The Roof

The movie may be too broad for the art house crowd and too subtitled for everyone else.

Movie horseman on the roof.

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. The horseman on the roof was produced by the french in an attempt to recapture their own domestic market from the inroads of hollywood s big budget romantic action extravaganzas. The horseman on the roof the horseman on the roof imdb. 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.

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 italian struggle for independence and the cholera pandemic in southern france in 1832 are historical events. It won two for best cinematography and best sound. Reportedly the most expensive french production ever made at the time of its release le hussard sur le toit released in the united states as the horseman on the roof was nominated for ten cesar awards the french oscar.

The horseman on the roof is a rousing romantic epic about beautiful people having thrilling adventures in breathtaking landscapes. The film received césar awards in. Whether it can find the same audiences in north america is more doubtful.