THE HORSEMAN ON THE ROOF

Juliette Binoche, Olivier Martinez, Isabelle Carre

Miramax Films; Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Rated R; 135 minutes; 1996

A courageous man embarks on a treacherous journey across the south of France during a devastating cholera epidemic and meets the love of his life (Juliette Binoche) in this harrowing tale set against a breathtaking landscape in 1930s Provence.

 

In French with English subtitles

 

 

REVIEWS

"Grand entertainment!"

- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"Exhilarating!"

- John Anderson, NEWSDAY

"Deliriously romantic!"

- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES