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The Horseman on the Roof

1995 · 135 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned romantic adventure with lush visuals and a slow-burning, earnest love story set against a grim epidemic.

Overview
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • survival
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, romance, history, drama
Directed by
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Written by
Nina Companéez, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jean-Claude Carrière
Starring
Juliette Binoche, Olivier Martinez, Pierre Arditi, François Cluzet, Jean Yanne, Isabelle Carré, Claudio Amendola, Gérard Depardieu
Music
Jean-Claude Petit
Cinematography
Thierry Arbogast
Runtime
135 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Italian

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