French Film 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.

French film horseman on the roof.

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 is a 1995 french film directed by jean paul rappeneau and starring juliette binoche and olivier martinez. The movie may be too broad for the art house crowd and too subtitled for everyone else. Whether it can find the same audiences in north america is more doubtful.

The horseman on the roof le hussard sur le toit original title r 1h 58min adventure drama romance 6 october 1995 usa. Le hussard sur le toit is a 1995 french film directed by jean paul rappeneau and starring juliette binoche and olivier martinez. 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.