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Rider on the Rain

1970 · 120 min

A slow-burning, tense thriller that keeps you uneasy with its dark subject matter and a mysterious stranger's relentless pursuit.

Directed by: René Clément
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Charles Bronson, Marlène Jobert, Gabriele Tinti

Tagline: Who will he terrorise... Who will he attack... Who will be his next victim ?
Overview: Melancolie Mau is a lonely woman on the French seaside who falls victim to a horrific rape, but she manages to turn the tables and kill her attacker. She chooses not to tell anyone and dumps the body, but it comes back to haunt her when a U.S. colonel arrives, mysteriously armed with full knowledge about her ordeal. However, he seems to have his own agenda, and it may concern Melancolie's absent husband.

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Directed by: René Clément
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Charles Bronson, Marlène Jobert, Gabriele Tinti

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
isolation
deception
justice
guilt
Places: small town
big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, mystery, crime
Directed by: René Clément
Written by: Sébastien Japrisot
Starring: Charles Bronson, Marlène Jobert, Gabriele Tinti, Jean Gaven, Jean Piat, Jill Ireland, Corinne Marchand, Annie Cordy
Music: Francis Lai
Cinematography: Andréas Winding
Runtime: 120 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: English, French

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